a polite, genuine question for the flerfs of the world

i just have some questions for flat earthers.i'd love to hear your side on this. However, if you want to ‘debunk’ me, follow these simple rules.

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1. Include quotes of my arguments. this way I know what specific point you're offering your "rebuttal" to.
2. Use proper grammar. I’m talking full stops, commas, paragraphs etc. you'd be surprised how often people forget them when anngry or passionate about something.
3. Don’t ignore any of them. if you don’t know, that’s fine. great even, as it causes you to think about it. if you don’t know, just say; 'I’ll be honest, idk how that works.', and I’ll leave that point as is.
4. Be respectful. nuff said.

ok onto my arguments.

• the sun and moon go below horizon in sunsets. the globe explains this as the rotation/orbit of the earth. the only flerf argument I’ve heard is things fade as they get further away.
• Ships disappear over the horizon as they sail away. this is explained by them passing the horizon and going over the gradual curve. the flerf arguments range anywhere from this being an optical illusion to it not even happening.
• The Earth casts a round shadow on the moon during a lunar eclipse. this is explained by the earth blocking the sunlight to the moon. the flerfs argue this proves the earth isn’t an 'irregularly shaped spheroid'. however, the equatorial bulge is so undetectable compared to the rest of the earth it’s not even included in calculations.
• Globe earth has accurate ratios; irl Australia is (roughly) as long as it is wide, the globe earth is accurate in this regard, whereas any flat earth maps I’ve seen are off.
• constellations change based on planetary positioning. On the globe, this is because someone on the northern hemisphere would be looking one way into space, and someone on the southern would be looking the other way. There is no flat earth reason that I know of to explain why you can’t see Polaris while on the southern hemisphere.
• How on earth would they control all the people needed to keep this secret? Sure, you could argue all of NASA is in on it (which imo is very silly, seeing as more than 18k people work for them). But what about the airlines? Or scientists in Astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology? Or the entire military? – most if not all their long-ranged weaponry accounts for the curve. Or how about the entire education system? And how, in the long history of flerfs, has one of these qualified individuals not come out and said: “you’re right! I was in the conspiracy, and you’re right!” the only argument that holds any water (and this is getting into microliters of water here), is that they all signed NDAs. But still… no. just because something’s a law doesn’t make it impossible.

please remember to follow my 4 simple rules or I’ll likely not respond to you, and if I do, it’ll be to remind you of my rules. btw if you want to copy paste this and use it yourself that's fine with me 🙂