Instigator / Pro

SethBrown

1525

rating

debates

58.7%

won

Topic

#5069

Is the earth an globe?

Status

Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics

Better arguments

Better sources

Better legibility

Better conduct

After 1 vote and with 3 points ahead, the winner is...

SethBrown

Parameters

Publication date: 11.05.2023 05:53PM
Last updated date: 11.19.2023 11:28PM
Type: Standard
Number of rounds: 5
Time for argument: One day
Max argument characters: 5,000
Voting period: Two weeks
Point system: Multiple criterions
Voting system: Open

Contender / Con

Best.Korea

1233

rating

403

debates

39.45%

won

Description

Pro: The earth is the globe
Con: The earth is not an globe and is -insert other shape here-

Round 1

SethBrown

11.05.2023 09:40PM

Pro

I will be basing my argument on 3 things an earth other than a globe could not explain

Why things fall

No other earth shape could explain why things fall since it could not refer to gravity, this reasoning is because gravity would pull it towards the center of itself, making it an sphere [1]

The seasons

No other earth model could explain the seasons, why do things get colder or hotter depending on the year?

Predictions

No models, other than the heliocentric model can make accurate predictions about the location of the sun, moon, etc. This proves it is correct.

[1] - https://phys.org/news/2018-01-earth-flat.html

Best.Korea

11.05.2023 09:53PM

Con

The Earth is not an globe.

The Earth is a globe.

That is my position.

Here are arguments as to why Earth is a globe, as presented by my opponent:

"Why things fall

No other earth shape could explain why things fall since it could not refer to gravity, this reasoning is because gravity would pull it towards the center of itself, making it an sphere [1]

The seasons

No other earth model could explain the seasons, why do things get colder or hotter depending on the year?

Predictions

No models, other than the heliocentric model can make accurate predictions about the location of the sun, moon, etc. This proves it is correct.

[1] - https://phys.org/news/2018-01-earth-flat.htm"

I thank my opponent for making arguments for my side so that I dont have to.

Round 2

SethBrown

11.05.2023 10:20PM

Pro

You do realize I think the earth is a globe right? That's my position.

Best.Korea

11.05.2023 10:23PM

Con

No.

Your position is that Earth is an globe.

Now, I dont know what is "an globe". It certainly isnt English, so voters should probably just vote for me.

Round 3

SethBrown

11.05.2023 10:25PM

Pro

Okay, I think you realize what I meant, you took con position which says "The earth is not an globe and is -insert other shape here-" which means you must represent a different shape than a "globe"

Dont waste people's time

Best.Korea

11.05.2023 10:37PM

Con

Okay, I think you realize what I meant, you took con position which says "The earth is not an globe and is -insert other shape here-" which means you must represent a different shape than a "globe"

Wrong.

I must present different shape than "an globe"

"a globe" is obviously different from "an globe".

"an globe" isnt even a shape.

Its not my fault that you cant speak English. Like, what the fuck is "an globe"? Is that French?

Are you a French?????

And now you want to correct your mistake by lying and pretending it never happened! Not how it works, boy. Not how it works.

Round 4

SethBrown

11.05.2023 10:43PM

Pro

No, you must represent a shape different than just a globe, the word before it does not change what the word after it means.

Best.Korea

11.05.2023 10:57PM

Con

Sure it does.

Its in plain English.

A globe.

"An globe" might be french, but its not English.

All what I have to do is prove that Earth is not "an globe".

Thats what I have done, because we all know that the correct term for Earth is "a globe", not "an globe".

Now, you might want to be a man and forfeit after making such an obviously incorrect topic.

I dont mind, since its not rated and I can handle a few wins here and there.

Round 5

SethBrown

11.05.2023 11:12PM

Pro

Again, it says "Globe" it doesn't say 'an globe' in quotations, the word before or after doesnt change the word of the shape

vote pro, con is being factious

Best.Korea

11.05.2023 11:28PM

Con

#10

It clearly says an globe, as anyone with working eyes can see.

So anyone with working eyes should vote me, because "an globe" is not English. Well, its not any language, and since my opponent didnt translate it for us, it goes that voters should vote me.

To make my non-English speaking friend a little embarrased, he wrote in description:

"The earth is the globe"

As his position!!!

Another grammatical error, because "the" implies that only Earth is globe.

Other planets are globe too, so my opponent is obviously wrong in assuming that only Earth is globe.

This can not be forgiven, no.

Voters, be ruthless!

Show no mercy to my opponent!!!!

Best.Korea

11.05.2023 07:53PM

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@SethBrown

So that we can debate about if Earth is an globe.

SethBrown

11.05.2023 07:02PM

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@Best.Korea

Then why did you accept the debate?

Best.Korea

11.05.2023 06:55PM

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@SethBrown

A globe.

SethBrown

11.05.2023 06:01PM

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@Best.Korea

what shape do you think the earth is?

Savant

11.06.2023 12:04AM

Criterion

Pro

Tie

Con

Points

Better arguments

3 point(s)

Better sources

2 point(s)

Better legibility

1 point(s)

Better conduct

1 point(s)

Reason:

This was some high-quality trolling from Con. But the fact that "an globe" and "the globe" were used to describe the same shape indicates that the shape being described is a globe (the word shared in both phrases). Con agreed that "globe" is the shape of the earth, so arguments to Pro.