It's a Flat World

[Escape]

I finally met someone who is convinced the world is flat. I've heard of this before. I even thought that perhaps it was started by some research team to see how far people could be led to believe a blatant falsehood. This person is a niece living in another state She had an answer for everything I proposed or just didn't answer but was firm in her belief. She has since sent me links to a Flat Earth Institute. I decided not to press the issue. People are free to believe anything they want as long as it harms no one. Doesn't have to make sense or be factual. I have always believed that if you stand on the corner and make the most blatant falsehoods and claims, say it in a loud voice repeatedly and with conviction, you will have followers. Yep, even millions of them.

 

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[ARC]

***ARC quickly jumps up from the computer... runs to the window and peaks outside to see for himself "how the land lays"***

Yep... tis flat outside.

Especially the driveway.

Ah hem... um... well there are those who still think that man has never been to the moon.

 

[traveller777]

The earth is not flat! That is bull. I just looked at my window too and there are mountains and valleys all around me. Nothing is flat. How do people get those ideas.

 

[Red-Coat]

If the Earth was flat, by now cats would have pushed everything off the edge. Fact.

 

[ARC]

If the Earth was flat, by now cats would have pushed everything off the edge. Fact.

lol

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Not everyone’s opinion or theory is viable or “equal” just because they believe strongly in it. We’ve become too politically correct and we no longer just tell folks straight-out: “well, that’s just plain stupidity.” People deny science because they are too lazy or inept to study it.

The earth is a sphere. Round is a 2-Dimensional description. :-)

 

[Oregon Viking]

 

[tamrock]

I saw a guy on a the street corner with a sign informing everyone the world is flat. I guess there's quite a large following of flat earthers who are convinced we've been lied to and we're all are living on a big pizza pie.

 

[Escape]

Ah hem... um... well there are those who still think that man has never been to the moon.

I know. I met one a number of years ago. He was working as a helper. I said something about the moon landing and he was shocked. He didn't know about it which in turn shocked me. He was a young guy from a poor country. The floor is the dirt the shack is built on kinda place.

 

[Escape]

I did a little research about it and I came across an article for educators about how to deal with students who believe the world is flat that are entering college. ( Kind of scary.)

 

[Oregon Viking]

 

[Oregon Viking]

There is a 69 page thread in the politics section with a lot of proof of a round earth. One guy still believes it's flat.

 

[Escape]

There is a 69 page thread in the politics section with a lot of proof of a round earth. One guy still believes it's flat.

When you are convinced a falsehood is true, you block out those things that prove you wrong.

 

[Peyton Manning]

In the end does it matter?

 

[Oregon Viking]

In the end does it matter?

It does if I'm in a boat I need to know when to turn around ....Over the edge would be bad!

 

[crashbandicoot]

It does if I'm in a boat I need to know when to turn around ....Over the edge would be bad!

Cool!

 

[SD51]

This thread reminded me of an old saying that goes, "I had an apartment out front and she had a flat behind!"

 

[crashbandicoot]

This thread reminded me of an old saying that goes, "I had an apartment out front and she had a flat behind!"

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Zincon Miner, sorry I had to delete your post, it violates our rules on religion...

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