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Now I've seen/heard it all. Flat-Earth theory, really? WTF?
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It might be a test argument/case study for other efforts..
tkscz
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You mean people who no matter how many times you tell them they refuse to believe you? Even with all the evidence in the world against them? Yes I let them believe it. If they are crazy enough to go gun toting over it, chances are no matter how much you yell at them, they won't believe you. Some people are stuck in a a mindset that makes them happy, even if it logically doesn't make sense, even if it's proven to them and they can see it with their own eyes. Global warming is a big one, and look at all the people in charge who don't believe it, even with all the proof, they deny it.
So yes, leave them be if they believe this hard. And when I say I won't treat them like shit, I meant make fun of them or call them names (lots of that going on in this thread).
Admiral Woofington
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How long until we have people go back to "every planet and the sun revolves around Earth"?
So we shouldn't challenge Holocaust deniers?
Mr. Poolman
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Ignorance is not a right.
I hadn't read this quote before, thanks for sharing it! Can't admire Asimov enough.
How About No
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So the sun only lights a small (ovular?) portion of the earth at a time yet lights entire facing sides of the moon and other planets simultaneously? Kay.
Oh no no no next they're gonna tell us that the moon and planets light themselves or have another light source don't you dare you piece of sh
Turtles all the way down.
No lie. I've fallen asleep listening to that and a couple other of his Concave Earth videos more times than I care to admit.
If the whole Lord and Savior bit falls through he's got a great fallback career.
So then how do eclipses happen?
yanipheonu
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Has any of these flat earth groups actually tried to, yknow, get evidence?
Hire a company to launch a rocket that can see if the earth is really flat. Start an expedition to find the earth's edge.
Of course the joke is that none of it holds up to scrutiny. If they really believed, they'd stake their money and reputation on it to prove it. To be honest, anything less than that is just trying to make themselves feel big.
Hire a company to launch a rocket that can see if the earth is really flat. Start an expedition to find the earth's edge.
Of course the joke is that none of it holds up to scrutiny. If they really believed, they'd stake their money and reputation on it to prove it. To be honest, anything less than that is just trying to make themselves feel big.
Yeah, truth be told, they don't want to know.
off duty ninja
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Duh, that's where God hides the spare key to the universe.
Earthbound64
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Hilarious.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
They think that that the moon is its own light source and that the reason it's cold at night is that moonlight is like anti-sunlight and behaves like a cold ray.
Like I've asked everyone else who believes in this. Take me to the edge or the wall or whatever nonsense surrounds us. Seriously if you can prove to me that its true I'll give you everything I owe because it will be the most amazing thing I have ever found out about. Take your time, years even, but I won't accept anything but actually physical proof that I can stand on, touch and see with my own eyes.
How About No
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And that's fukken stoopid
No no you see it's because of the conspiracy involving thousands of people that we've never seen the walls
And if I boat you out there and we still don't see it it means I was unconsciously helping the conspiracy all along through brainwashing. Save yourself, they're coming for you! You have to make it to the wall! I'll fend them off in one last act of bravery! Tell everyone what you saw! Take pictu ah shit we forgot the cameras
lastplayed
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But why. We're the only species on Earth that's seen it from a far.
BladeoftheImmortal
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Why can't we see the sun at night with a telescope.
Telescope manufacturers are lying to you, that's why.
You can't see the wall because Antarctica is off limits the only people allowed there are scientists and military who are all in on the conspiracy. And there is definitely no tourism in Antarctica it is off limits. /s
Mr_Antimatter
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What i love about flat Earth conspiracy is that every answer they give to a gap in their theory results in an even larger conspiracy.
For no real end reason. If the world was flat, science woudl say 'it's flat' and really lose no credibility. Because that's how science functions, it takes in facts, and generates theory. It doesn't launch into massive conspiracy when a theory doesn't pan out or new information comes to light.
For no real end reason. If the world was flat, science woudl say 'it's flat' and really lose no credibility. Because that's how science functions, it takes in facts, and generates theory. It doesn't launch into massive conspiracy when a theory doesn't pan out or new information comes to light.
That's an ignorant statement.
I'm pretty sure that nearly all of the flat earthers do it for the lulz, yeah.
Vindicator
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That's not the sky, that's some highly sophisticated display technology.
jk
Flat Earth Society was one of the Internet's longest-running and elaborate satirical sites where users came up with more and more ludicrous ways to explain how flat earth would work. No harm done, everyone knows earth is round and only a miniscule % of the population would be detached from the reality enough to believe that, right.
Well, the Internet became more and more widespread and more and more gullible people flocked to the Internet and fell for the joke, which over time had become quite intricate indeed. And they spread the lies and more and more people actually believed in it, to the point that it's actually noticeable in real life that belief in flat earth is gaining popularity.
So, a seemingly innocent joke over time snowballed into having actual impact on humanity's belief in science.
Spiritwalker
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Probably the dumbest people on the planet.
Triggerhappytel
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Fucking lol. That might actually be the stupidest thing I've read - light which is cold rather than warm.
I tried to read some of the first page but had to close it as I felt my brain beginning to dribble out of my ear.
The telescope manufacturers are in on this conspiracy along with the airlines, sailors, governments, science communities, astrologers, explorers, etc.
Acheteedo
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Genuinely think it's more of a mental health issue, severe paranoia and whatnot.
elrechazado
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Are they professional peer reviewed astrologers?
fixed that for you.
eot
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End of thread.
LOL!!!!! Now that's funny.
MsKrisp
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End of thread.
lmao
Yeah I don't get flat earthers. But they've been around forever, and have been featured a lot the last few years. They even have an official fancy sounding group, The Flat Earth Society.
I think people are giving humankind way too much credit when they think that grand large-scale conspiracies like this are possible.
Flat Earth Society is a loooong running joke, or at least it used to be,
MsKrisp
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They've been an actual thing for a while, although not especially popular:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_flat_Earth_societies
Everytime we have a thread on this I'll say it again. No way anybody is actually this dumb. It's just another anti establishment movements that happens to have chosen a very weird hill to die on.
Does he have an Uncle at Nintendo as well?
BlazinSkatinAxel
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If the earth was flat, i would be able to see the China from my house.
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