Looking may lead to measuring, but no - it is not the essence of it.
Is it harder to measure without eyes, sure - it’s harder to live without them. Are eyes necessary to measure (or live)? of course not - don’t be silly!
Used in combination with "ground knowledge" it is only going to improve accuracy.
You seem to be overly fixated on minutia here. The main point is that the horizon is an optical illusion, not the “edge of the world” which we could study/measure/look at to determine its shape.
The only thing I'm doing that is silly is engaging with your replies.
A blind person's ability to measure is greatly inhibited by their lack of lack of vision. The physical distances and shapes of things that they can accurately measure are very few and require direct physical contact, and/or memory from when they had vision, and /or information and tools given to them or created by people who have functioning vision. Arguing to the contrary is merely being contrarian for the sake of being contrarian, nothing more.
By the "logic" of your "main point", everything seen by the human eye is an endless optical illusion, including how the horizon appears flat from lower down. I'm not interested in delving into holographic universe or where ever this is going. Your stance against the obvious curve of the horizon in these videos is profoundly flawed and not based on logic or reason.
The only thing I'm doing that is silly is engaging with your replies.
You only believe this because of your bias that what i am saying has to be bullshit. You cannot earnestly or objectively evaluate with such a bias, and in reality it is a conditioned response to protect your worldview.
Arguing to the contrary is merely being contrarian for the sake of being contrarian, nothing more.
It isn’t contrarian to point out that measuring and vision are separate and distinct. Measurement is done with many tools, none of which are the human eye (for good reason!).
By the "logic" of your "main point", everything seen by the human eye is an endless optical illusion
No, you’re being silly again. I never said that everything was an optical illusion, i only said that the horizon was. Did you really misunderstand me, or do you just want to for rhetorical and rationalizational purpose? If you really think i said, or implied, that everything the human eye sees is an endless optical illusion, please quote what i said which made you think that so that we can discuss it.
I'm not interested in delving into holographic universe or where ever this is going
I share your loathing for sophistry. There are few i dislike more than the simulationists/holosexuals. Perish the thought! I’m talking about demonstrably observable (i.e. measurable!), manifest objective reality and science.
The horizon is an optical illusion, not a place. We were mistaught about it. No bullshit, no holographic simulation, no “everything is just an optical illusion created by your mind” - hippy dippy nonsense.
Your stance against the obvious curve of the horizon in these videos is profoundly flawed and not based on logic or reason.
And you will always presume/imagine it is so unless you take the time to understand the logic and reason! Asking questions would be a good first step! Assuming you already understand, and making erroneous statements based on your flawed assumptions is not a good way to learn about the perspectives of others.
How is a measurement tool used if not by looking at it? They are made to be read by the human eye. They don't work by themselves, they were not created by magic or AI, or maybe you think they are?
The horizon is a word that denotes where the the land meets the sky from our perspective, by sight. It is a natural boundary between 2 distinct media that can be seen with the eye. Sometimes it's hazy to see but we understand it to be there all the same. Think of it as similar to the separation between land and water you see in nature - the shore line, but also what you can't see: river, lake and sea beds are where the water stops and land begins. Or even with liquid in a container, the meniscus. Molecular boundaries.
The illusory part that is probably confusing you (unless your just being willfully ignorant) is that these boundaries are not a consistent shape, they move and change, with the horizon since the surface is irregular and can change over time, and the sky or atmosphere (or water, liquids in general) is malleable and transparent, for example. Water and gas and earth are different forms of matter, different molecule structures, though there are mixes like water vapor. They have different properties and behaviors. We give names to the "lines" where they meet in nature that we see most regularly: the horizon, the shoreline, the coastline etc. That is what these words, like horizon, denote: not an illusion. It's not a mystery or a lie. You've simply misunderstood what it means.
If your next reply requires more explanations of fairly basic, observable facts like this you're not getting it unless you start paying me for my time.
How is a measurement tool used if not by looking at it?
You are being willfully obtuse. Obviously the measurement tool does not look, it measures. Looking and measuring are different, and sight is not required to measure or live. You seem to be getting bogged down in minutia to “defend your point”, but it is only muddling the conversation. You can “win the point” if you must, but you are losing the thread of the conversation in the process.
The horizon is a word that denotes where the the land meets the sky from our perspective
Yes, where it appears to meet from our perspective. It is an optical illusion chiefly caused by the angular resolution limits of our eyes.
lake and sea beds are where the water stops and land begins
That is a physical location, the horizon is not. It’s apparent distance changes with weather conditions, and no matter how much you want to reach it, it always recedes from you - exactly like a rainbow, and for extremely similar reasons.
the horizon, the shoreline, the coastline
🎶One of these things is not like the other ones, one of these things does not belong🎶 :)
That is what these words, like horizon, denote: not an illusion. It's not a mystery or a lie.
I agree, it is simply an mistake/error that we were taught. The horizon is not a physical location, it is an optical illusion. You cannot infer the shape of the world from an optical illusion. “Flat earthers” erroneously point to a flat horizon as proof the world is flat. Globe earth believers erroneously think that the horizon curves and proves a spherical earth. They are mirrors of the same fundamental mistake.
You've simply misunderstood what it means.
You don’t have to agree with me, but you could understand me if you wish to. The misunderstanding is what we were both taught about the physical reality of the horizon being the “edge of the world”. It isn’t; it’s just the edge of our vision.
If your next reply requires more explanations
None of my replies have really required any explanations from you. You will never understand my perspective by explaining yours, and it is crazy to think that is the way it ought to work. As i said, if you want to understand my perspective, my reasoning, and my evidence - you should try asking questions!
You can’t really think that.
Looking may lead to measuring, but no - it is not the essence of it.
Is it harder to measure without eyes, sure - it’s harder to live without them. Are eyes necessary to measure (or live)? of course not - don’t be silly!
You seem to be overly fixated on minutia here. The main point is that the horizon is an optical illusion, not the “edge of the world” which we could study/measure/look at to determine its shape.
The only thing I'm doing that is silly is engaging with your replies.
A blind person's ability to measure is greatly inhibited by their lack of lack of vision. The physical distances and shapes of things that they can accurately measure are very few and require direct physical contact, and/or memory from when they had vision, and /or information and tools given to them or created by people who have functioning vision. Arguing to the contrary is merely being contrarian for the sake of being contrarian, nothing more.
By the "logic" of your "main point", everything seen by the human eye is an endless optical illusion, including how the horizon appears flat from lower down. I'm not interested in delving into holographic universe or where ever this is going. Your stance against the obvious curve of the horizon in these videos is profoundly flawed and not based on logic or reason.
You only believe this because of your bias that what i am saying has to be bullshit. You cannot earnestly or objectively evaluate with such a bias, and in reality it is a conditioned response to protect your worldview.
It isn’t contrarian to point out that measuring and vision are separate and distinct. Measurement is done with many tools, none of which are the human eye (for good reason!).
No, you’re being silly again. I never said that everything was an optical illusion, i only said that the horizon was. Did you really misunderstand me, or do you just want to for rhetorical and rationalizational purpose? If you really think i said, or implied, that everything the human eye sees is an endless optical illusion, please quote what i said which made you think that so that we can discuss it.
I share your loathing for sophistry. There are few i dislike more than the simulationists/holosexuals. Perish the thought! I’m talking about demonstrably observable (i.e. measurable!), manifest objective reality and science.
The horizon is an optical illusion, not a place. We were mistaught about it. No bullshit, no holographic simulation, no “everything is just an optical illusion created by your mind” - hippy dippy nonsense.
And you will always presume/imagine it is so unless you take the time to understand the logic and reason! Asking questions would be a good first step! Assuming you already understand, and making erroneous statements based on your flawed assumptions is not a good way to learn about the perspectives of others.
How is a measurement tool used if not by looking at it? They are made to be read by the human eye. They don't work by themselves, they were not created by magic or AI, or maybe you think they are?
The horizon is a word that denotes where the the land meets the sky from our perspective, by sight. It is a natural boundary between 2 distinct media that can be seen with the eye. Sometimes it's hazy to see but we understand it to be there all the same. Think of it as similar to the separation between land and water you see in nature - the shore line, but also what you can't see: river, lake and sea beds are where the water stops and land begins. Or even with liquid in a container, the meniscus. Molecular boundaries.
The illusory part that is probably confusing you (unless your just being willfully ignorant) is that these boundaries are not a consistent shape, they move and change, with the horizon since the surface is irregular and can change over time, and the sky or atmosphere (or water, liquids in general) is malleable and transparent, for example. Water and gas and earth are different forms of matter, different molecule structures, though there are mixes like water vapor. They have different properties and behaviors. We give names to the "lines" where they meet in nature that we see most regularly: the horizon, the shoreline, the coastline etc. That is what these words, like horizon, denote: not an illusion. It's not a mystery or a lie. You've simply misunderstood what it means.
If your next reply requires more explanations of fairly basic, observable facts like this you're not getting it unless you start paying me for my time.
You are being willfully obtuse. Obviously the measurement tool does not look, it measures. Looking and measuring are different, and sight is not required to measure or live. You seem to be getting bogged down in minutia to “defend your point”, but it is only muddling the conversation. You can “win the point” if you must, but you are losing the thread of the conversation in the process.
Yes, where it appears to meet from our perspective. It is an optical illusion chiefly caused by the angular resolution limits of our eyes.
That is a physical location, the horizon is not. It’s apparent distance changes with weather conditions, and no matter how much you want to reach it, it always recedes from you - exactly like a rainbow, and for extremely similar reasons.
🎶One of these things is not like the other ones, one of these things does not belong🎶 :)
I agree, it is simply an mistake/error that we were taught. The horizon is not a physical location, it is an optical illusion. You cannot infer the shape of the world from an optical illusion. “Flat earthers” erroneously point to a flat horizon as proof the world is flat. Globe earth believers erroneously think that the horizon curves and proves a spherical earth. They are mirrors of the same fundamental mistake.
You don’t have to agree with me, but you could understand me if you wish to. The misunderstanding is what we were both taught about the physical reality of the horizon being the “edge of the world”. It isn’t; it’s just the edge of our vision.
None of my replies have really required any explanations from you. You will never understand my perspective by explaining yours, and it is crazy to think that is the way it ought to work. As i said, if you want to understand my perspective, my reasoning, and my evidence - you should try asking questions!