When a flat Earther tells you that water cannot curve
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A central part of flat earth research is identifying and eliminating/suppressing such beliefs. I attempt to deal with what i actually know (and have validated), which is what objective study (the ideal) requires.
Belief (e.g. suspicion, speculation) is the enemy of knowledge and objective study of any kind.
I know that the world isn't spherical the way we are taught. I could guess [suspect] as to the actual shape, but that is exactly what brought the ancient greeks to the incorrect conclusion (which we inherited) millennia ago.
Have you done research into shapes other than flat earth?
It is best to simply research the earth's shape directly - whatever it may be, ideally without such preconceptions/beliefs/biases.
In terms of evaluating other peoples ideas / conclusions as to the shape of the world - yes. I have evaluated/researched spherical and concave notions, as well as those that think it is flat.
I mean there are many more options than spherical, concave, and flat, of course. Have you done research into a cuboid earth?
Of course. In many gross depictions of flat earth it is depicted as hemispherical, and i've even encountered someone who thinks it is shaped like a ziggurat (i think an inverted one).
I've never encountered a vocal "cubist" outside the art world - have you? Again, due to the natural behavior of water and assuming the earth is 70%+ covered in it, if it were a cube, the world we know would be on the top face of it. Some think this is generally what masons mean by "on the square"
Again, if you seek to determine the shape of the world through research - it is necessary to eliminate such biases for objective study of any kind. You research the earth and its shape, not the "spherical earth" or the "cube earth" etc.
Of all the ones i encountered, the rectilineator was one of the more fascinating things i researched in regards to measuring and concluding that the earth is actually concave.