Because it would go against how the sun is actually observed and what the mainstream theory is pushing for what planets are

You know with the sun being in the center and all that

Also I don't think I've ever see anyone say "planets don't look like planets"

It's just that planets aren't what earth is that's all

Anybody who has observed the planets through a telescope knows the planets are NOT simply moving lights. This is the flat Earth claim. Maybe you haven’t spoken with as many FEs as I have. They believe planets are simply blurry lights that appear as lights in water because of the ‘waters above’. Now, since you don’t believe that, but believe they are celestial bodies, where do they exist? Within the dome, or outer space?

Most FEs don’t believe in outer space, hence the reason for the conspiracy (to make us feel insignificant and not connected to god). But it seems you may believe in outer space.

No I know that they think they're moving lights in a sense but most will say that they don't know for the most part

There are a lot better photos and videos of so called "planets" so yeah

You can even look at them yourself

No one is truly denying their existence or anything

Okay, so on November 11 Mercury will be passing between us and the Sun (transit of Mercury). If the sun is local, this would mean Mercury is even closer to us in this dome than the sun, correct?

We can predict the transits of Mercury and Venus with great accuracy because we know the orbits of the planets and it’s been observed for hundreds of years. The transit of Mercury happens quite often.

I wouldn't say that there is a dome

But other flat earthers would say that all these "planets" and all of that are already in the dome already and are closer

Passing between us and the sun though? Eh I'm a bit iffy on that one but we'll see

Well you can check out the amateur videos and photos of Venus (2012) and Mercury (2016) transiting the sun, and you can verify all the past and future dates of this occurrence.

So if you believe there are planets, do you believe in outer space?

I think they're something for sure lol

Space is a mixed bag for me so I can't really answer you on that one bro

Some think we're on "the floor of the universe" and all that

There are a lot of factors that don't work if gravity doesn't exist or at least the way people think it works isn't right

If gravity didn’t exist on Earth, then masses/objects would be weightless. Gravity gives weight to mass

We can prove that mass attracts mass towards their centers with the LAW of Universal Gravitation. Do you trust this LAW?

The greater the masses, the greater the force of attraction. The greater the distance between their centers, the weaker the attraction. That’s it. Since Earth is a MASSIVE object, all objects on Earth will attract toward its center.

As I said it would put a lot into question if there wasn't any gravity but simply stating there isn't any gravity means everything would be weightless

We used to believe other things before we knew about gravity, there is always a better explanation

Well if gravity wasn’t real, then a force would be REQUIRED to force all objects DOWNWARD

Do you agree?

Downward?

Yes

Why Down? Why aren’t objects forced in any other direction?

Are we talking about gravity in general or on earth?

On Earth, but the same is true in space. In space the direction to which things are being attracted is down (since there is a mass attracting it)

Uh

gravity is the direction in which mass travels through time

:dab:

It isn't exactly attracted down though

How so?

down is relative

It goes to the center of mass that's attracting it and for us on earth, assuming that the mainstream science is right, we'd be pulled to the center (which sure is down for us)

get rid of gravity and there's no down