Is the moon ninety THREE million miles away from the sun?
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First of all, a bit of unsolicited advice: You aren’t responsible for convincing these people they are wrong. I know it’s tempting to argue when someone says something so obviously ridiculous, but sometimes it’s better for your own sanity to leave the matter alone. Having grown up around creationists, I am well aware that some people simply refuse to accept reality if it contradicts their preconceived worldviews. Also, debating can create the impression that there are two legitimate points of view, which there really aren’t on an issue like this.
That said, here’s a simple experiment that should prove to any reasonable person that the Sun is more than 2500 miles away. Let’s say you live in New York (substitute other cities as appropriate). Measure the angular diameter of the Sun. It should be about 32′. Now call your friends in Los Angeles (2500 miles away) and London (3500 miles away in almost the opposite direction) and ask how large the Sun appears to them. If it appears to be roughly the same size in all three places, it is geometrically impossible for it to be only 2500 miles away.
That is, unless your friends believe that the Sun is actually at the center of the Earth, in which case please see the first paragraph.
That said, here’s a simple experiment that should prove to any reasonable person that the Sun is more than 2500 miles away. Let’s say you live in New York (substitute other cities as appropriate). Measure the angular diameter of the Sun. It should be about 32′. Now call your friends in Los Angeles (2500 miles away) and London (3500 miles away in almost the opposite direction) and ask how large the Sun appears to them. If it appears to be roughly the same size in all three places, it is geometrically impossible for it to be only 2500 miles away.
That is, unless your friends believe that the Sun is actually at the center of the Earth, in which case please see the first paragraph.
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