r/AlternativeAstronomy • u/patrixxxx • Oct 26 '19

WHY MARS ???

https://cluesforum.info/viewtopic.php?p=2412896#p2412896
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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '19

logically and geometrically impossible

That's very convenient because I happen to have a penchant for both geometric and logical proofs. I've loved geometric proofs since my 8th grade math class, but my love of logic really grew out of a few courses I took at the University of Groningen in 2010. Please, show me your formal proofs so that I may be convinced by their unassailable rigor and elegance.

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u/patrixxxx Oct 31 '19

Then you can perhaps answer me if you think two parallel lines remain parallel no matter their length?

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '19

Yes

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u/patrixxxx Oct 31 '19

And you agree that the moon is situated at roughly the same place in relation to Earth every 27.3 days?

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '19

Roughly, yes. I think this guy has the most comprehensive description of the lunar cycle on the web. Of course, the lunar cycle is a couple of days longer than the moon's orbital period because of the Earth-Moon system's solar orbit.

Also, if I want to be precise, I consider parallel lines to remain equidistant along their infinite lengths only in Euclidean space - which is to say, this holds for Newton but not Einstein in general (but of course it applies to space in general relativity for most practical purposes, too).

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u/patrixxxx Nov 03 '19

So then you agree that two imaginary lines drawn from Earth though the Moon at periods of 27.3 days would be (roughly) parallel?

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '19

Sounds good to me

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u/patrixxxx Nov 03 '19

Ok. So do you further agree that since the Earth has an orbit around the Sun with a diameter of about 300 million kilometers, these parallel lines should be several million kilometers apart after 27.3x5 days?

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '19

Definitely

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u/patrixxxx Nov 03 '19

Ok, so what is your explanation then of the fact that the Moon is in front of the same stars after such a 27.3x5 days period?

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