# You are unawarely worshipping the Sun. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 10, 2014, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788 "2014-04-10T08:55:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Meltdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788/61 "2014-04-11T16:45:09Z")
So – the circumference of the earth is around 40K km, right? I’m assuming that proponents of this theory still believe this, since this can be measured by circumnavigation. It’s just that we’re on the inside of the sphere instead of the outside. Which means the entire observable univers fits into a sphere with a 40K km circumference, right? I’m assuming they take it as a given that the moon landing was a hoax, and they’d have to discount all space travel as some conspiracy. But how big do they think the sun actually is? The moon? The stars? What exactly do they think stars are? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788/62 "2014-04-11T17:39:21Z")
What happens if we bury things? Do they … float away? An I guess the theory of gravity is right out! ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788/63 "2014-04-11T18:28:20Z")
You can tell the posers by their spelling it ‘Ra’. It’s ‘Re’ ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788/64 "2014-04-11T18:29:30Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I think in that case, there would be no way to tell that it was thusly distorted and therefore, from our point of view, it wouldn’t be. > > Also, the proof that the universe works that way wouldn’t be determined by a lunatic with a camcorder, standing in a pond. You can learn a lot from [lunatics standing in ponds.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzr6wk7FVXE&feature=youtube_gdata_player) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788/65 "2014-04-11T21:20:35Z")
> [@karol](#): > > Think again what the properties of water are. > [@Czarcasm](#): > > Think. [Think!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMfwBQ_Fsjk) ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788/66 "2014-04-11T21:33:57Z")
Nothing unawarely about it! And while we’re at it, let’s put the “Thor” back in Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788/67 "2014-04-12T17:16:26Z")
> [@Meltdown](#): > > I’m assuming they take it as a given that the moon landing was a hoax, and they’d have to discount all space travel as some conspiracy. But how big do they think the sun actually is? The moon? The stars? What exactly do they think stars are? In all of these threads, any time anyone asks a question like that, they don’t get a proper answer - it’s just a dismissive ‘hahaha’ or another link to some wibble on YouTube. ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788/68 "2014-04-12T17:27:35Z")
I know I’m edging towards DNFTT territory here, but can someone explain to me why worshipping the sun prevents us from being aware that it is in fact located at the center of the hollow earth? I mean, if we WERE worshipping the sun, wouldn’t we be invested in getting it right if it WERE at the center of the hollow earth? I’m not getting into any of the other crazy. Also, I’m a lapsed believer, because all I ever prayed for my entire childhood was to be granted the ability to photosynthesize. After I ended up with SADS, I burned all of my mobiles of the solar system and never once looked back. Hail Luna! ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788/69 "2014-04-12T17:28:21Z")
> [@Meltdown](#): > > So – the circumference of the earth is around 40K km, right? I’m assuming that proponents of this theory still believe this, since this can be measured by circumnavigation. It’s just that we’re on the inside of the sphere instead of the outside. Which means the entire observable univers fits into a sphere with a 40K km circumference, right? > > I’m assuming they take it as a given that the moon landing was a hoax, and they’d have to discount all space travel as some conspiracy. But how big do they think the sun actually is? The moon? The stars? What exactly do they think stars are? If we’re on the inside wall of a concave Earth then that would make the sun be the center of the universe again wouldn’t it? If the sun is inside of the Earth then how do you explain time zones? Why is only half the Earth lit up at a time? Is only half of the sun glowing and it spins slowly around like a big light house? If the Earth is concave and the sun acts like a lighthouse then why when I look up at night do I not see a very brightly lit Australia? ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788/70 "2014-04-12T19:19:02Z")
> [@Frazzled](#): > > If we’re on the inside wall of a concave Earth then that would make the sun be the center of the universe again wouldn’t it? > > If the sun is inside of the Earth then how do you explain time zones? Why is only half the Earth lit up at a time? Is only half of the sun glowing and it spins slowly around like a big light house? > > If the Earth is concave and the sun acts like a lighthouse then why when I look up at night do I not see a very brightly lit Australia? I already explained this once - why must I do it again? GIANT FLYING TURTLES!!! ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788/71 "2014-04-12T19:20:07Z")
> [@Lasciel](#): > > I know I’m edging towards DNFTT territory here, but can someone explain to me why worshipping the sun prevents us from being aware that it is in fact located at the center of the hollow earth? > > I mean, if we WERE worshipping the sun, wouldn’t we be invested in getting it right if it WERE at the center of the hollow earth? And it’s rather odd that the societies that did worship the Sun, quite explicitly, didn’t believe in a hollow Earth. ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788/72 "2014-04-12T19:44:10Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > I already explained this once - why must I do it again? > > GIANT FLYING TURTLES!!! The only way that makes any sense is if it’s turtles all the way down ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788/73 "2014-04-12T19:47:45Z")
> [@Frazzled](#): > > The only way that makes any sense is if it’s turtles all the way down In that case, only the bottom turtle needs the ability to fly. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788/74 "2014-04-12T23:18:04Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > In that case, only the bottom turtle needs the ability to fly. But it’s an infinite series, so each turtle only needs 1/infinity of the ability to fly, and infinity times 1/infinity = 1, right? Furthermore, 1/infinity= as close to zero as mikes no difference, right? So we can use normal turtles, because they have a very small but not zero ability to fly, right? See? See? [sub]They never see.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788/75 "2014-04-13T03:43:29Z")
Ok, since it seems A: it seems **karol** has chosen to walk away from this thread, and B: there’s been an “enough of your nonsense” [ruling](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17281638&postcount=26) passed down in another one of their threads, I’m going to cut the fun short here. Then it’s off to bed so I can wake up early and work on my tan. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-unawarely-worshipping-the-sun/685788.md?page=3)