I don't know if anyones posted this response on here but theres 17 pages so i'm not going to check
Ok, Isaiah 40:20:
"He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth,
and its people are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like a canopy,
and spreads them out like a tent to live in." (NIV)
If God were to side above the earth, he would see a circle. If you or i were to sit above the earth, we would see a circle. I will explain..
- The word "sit" implies that one is stationary (even if momentarily).
- A circle (as used in Isaiah 40:22) is a 2-dimensional shape.
- A sphere or ball etc. is a 3-dimensional shape.
- The common argument against (as in this thread) is that the world is not 2D, it is 3D, so Isaiah 40:22 must be incorrect.
However, this is simply a misinterpretation or lack of understanding of the passage. When one is stationary, one cannot see a ball (or shpere; the earth) in 3D. It would appear 2D, as to be able to see it in 3D would be to see X, Y, and Z planes of the object, which is not possible when stationary for a sphere, (as well as the ball being relatively stationary) as a shpere has infinate number of sides (on a X Y Z (3D) axis model). You follow?
Basically, if God were to "sit" above the earth, he would see a circle. Try this for yourself, look at a football (or any sphere like the earth) when both of you are stationary. You will actually see a circular plane, and will only be able to recognize it is a sphere once you get up and look at it from different angles.