It is interesting though that you brought up astrophysicists though

Astrophysicists aren't exactly wrong but they aren't right either tbh it is just a bunch of assumptions on what they think it is out there and studying the lights in the sky and all that

The assumption of space goes into a lot of fields

you say assumptions

when what they have are theories that have been heavily backed up with research

and evidences

Let me ask you this then

How do you know how far the sun is from earth?

because science has told us how far it is

lol

Don't appeal to authority dude

That's already a fallacy

fallacy how?

do you not believe in science?

Hold on

What could be a reason why governments would hide such a fact from us

bro just saying an hypothesis then saying scientist said so is a fallacy

you have to give evidence when you're debating. you ever made a persuasive essay?

civil debate but you guys get too defensive

Dude nah I'm just explaining why you can't say "science told us so it must be true"

It don't work like that

you say fallacy but how do you disprove people that have studied this for decades

Also @jdeeznutz I couldn't tell you the reason

can i post an image?

You're asking me to explain why they'd lie and I or anyone else couldn't give you a definite answer dude. Some people could give educated assumptions though @jdeeznutz

I don’t see a reason why they would hide such a thing

I'm not saying it is that because it is a fallacy that's it is wrong jisso

http://www.appealtoauthority.info/_/rsrc/1317447839934/home/media-examples/Appealtoauthority-doctorsmoke.jpg this is an example of the fallacy u are making. if ur debating and have an argument and ur evidence is because a scientist said so its fallacious

It is that they use the distance between the earth and the sun to determine the distance between the earth and the sun...

It makes absolutely no sense

does the us not have persuasive essays? in canada its obligatory in high school

you’re saying fallacy because because my argument is invalid

What?

Dude

No

Look

If we're having a discussion and you say that "x is right because science said so" that's appealing to authority

how do you continue to disprove what astrophysicists say knowing very well that you guys have not been educated like they have?
this is a prime example of appeal to authority

Since science is a form of an institution of authority

Yeah for sure Biggie