Is truth from direct experience on the same level as saying that the earth is round?

[Nemra]

On 4/18/2021 at 0:13 PM, Holygrail said:

can we still say it's true that the earth is round even if we haven't personally seen earth from outer space?

No.

Imagine that you have never eaten an apple and someone says to you that there is this thing called apple. He/she describe what is an apple.

(Not) believing in it does not change the fact that you have never eaten an apple.

And it does not matter if most people say that they have eaten it. It could be useful to believe in that, but you have not actually eaten it yet.

[WaveInTheOcean]

The objective World is nice and fine and all, lot of things to learn (apparently), yet even the ? is imagined by you. The outside is inside ☯️?

[WelcometoReality]

The earth seems very flat from where I'm standing right now, assuming that the belief that I'm standing on planet earth right now is true.

It might seem round to an astronaut in outer space. Assuming that what he sees is planet earth.

Which of those perspectives are true?

[WaveInTheOcean]

"the earth" is a concept referring directly to the whole of the "land" we live on. Therefore saying it's round is the higher and more true perspective.

If you're talking about whether the ground (you're standing on right now) is flat or round, then we could say flat is more true:-)