I don’t think flat-earthers are capable of indulging in concepts like other planets. They’re entire personalities are completely dedicated to indulging in their silly “theories” and insisting that it’s important.
For example, have you ever asked a flat earther what possible incentive could there be for “the government” to lie about the shape of the Earth? The only answer they’ve ever given me is “control”, then they get very smug as if this someone proved something and won’t really discuss it any further. I don’t think they’re capable of imagining anything beyond that.
I can’t imagine how the shape of our planet can be used to control us. I mean, if the earth was neither round nor flat, but… I don’t know, toroidal. How would that affect our behavior?
Is non-Euclidean geometry more likely to make the population docile?
And why not use the flat earth as a form of control? Since that vision is much more limited than the traditional one, since there is no space, no gravity, no planets, no stars and no cosmos. Just what you can see and nothing more.
The closest thing to an explanation I’ve ever gotten was “it’s about control of information maaaaaan!!! Wake up and stop listening to the LIES!”
I chose to end the conversation at that point
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The flat earth conspiracy is just made to make money of dumb people. There is nothing more to it and what ever they believe doesn’t matter.
Where’s the money to be made? Or are they just easily identifiable targets for sale of essential oils, healing crystals and chiropractor gift cards?
Yeah they pay for these conventions, flat earth merch, flat earth messuring tools, maps and a bunch of other crap.
Damn we need a new conspiracy so I can get in on the ground floor and make some cash!
Uhhh, quick everyone, buy these little talismans, they’ll protect you from… uhh… Jews? And liberals, yeah. Yeah $200 for the low strength, two for $400 special deal this month only, or you can get the super secret one that also wards off cops for $500. Cash in advance no refunds.
Flat Earthers aren’t real
The claim is “Earth isn’t a planet”, sometimes with the addition of “space isn’t real”.
I can never tell what they really believe. But I once saw a picture about flat earthers.
It basically said other planets are round because they have been observed to be round. But Earth is flat because it has not been observed to be round.
Though if they did see Earth from afar, I’m sure there would be some excuse as to why it’s fake.
To them photographs are all made with fisheye lenses which is why only the earth looks round and distorted but fucking nothing else in the same frame.
The one flat earther i know believes the sun and the moon are just spotlights held up from the ceiling of a giant dome.
my brother thinks we live inside the earth and the sky is a projection. not even kidding
Did he fall asleep watching Gurren Lagann?
but the dome is round, yeah? :>
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My favorites are The ones who think that the Earth is kind has kind of a rim around the edge and the moon rolls across that like a ball lol
But I’ve seen plenty of them that are perfectly fine believing that all of the other planets are spheres.
It doesn’t really matter, I always just tell them to lower a GoPro over the edge and let us know what they find down there. I mean if there’s an edge there’s got to be something under it right? Well they better get going, that award-winning documentary isn’t going to make itself.
But I’ve seen plenty of them that are perfectly fine believing that all of the other planets are spheres.
That’s fascinating. Why do they think Earth is Not Like The Other Planets?
Having worked with several conspiracy theorists I can tell you with confidence that the reasons are always a disappointment.
The only thing they have to agree on is that they know better than the normies.
I’m definitely not a Flat Earther, but I watched a documentary about them and a lot of them seem to think the Earth is flat and the sky is like a glass dome, and the other stars and planets are presumably just projected onto the dome somehow? Kind of like this: https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/flat-earth-1.jpg
As for what’s beyond the dome or why nobody’s ever encountered the edge of it, I honestly couldn’t tell you lol.
I used to work with a flat earther and this is the description he gave. He was raised Christian and attended a Christian college, so I guess he was never taught much science.
Aren’t all of those just fake images the government displays on the dome LCD covering the world inside ice walls? If they were real they would have dropped out of the sky already.
The sole purpose of being a flat earther is to be a very difficult person to deal with, so the content of their little belief system is irrelevant.
They’re the sovereign citizens of earth science.
This is the correct answer.
This is so succinct and good, thank you ha
Sometimes someone says something just the right way. Well done.
It’s like a form of adult onset oppositional-defiant disorder
Checks DSM. Yep that about sums it up…
Case closed
It’s opposite day everyday
Not to mention, there are new beliefs now [Dan Olson / Folding Ideas @37m]
Such a plot twist. Hit hard. Even though it’s called out in the video’s own description.
I do recommend everyone watch the whole thing from the beginning.
If you’re trying to apply reason to the theory, I think you’re misunderstanding the theory.
When you dig to the roots of flat earth, it’s a “don’t trust the secret globalist government feeding you lies” kind of thing (Aka a dog whistle for antisemitism)
Pff Jews aren’t even real. The government invented them to control the population.
“all antisemitic conspiracy theories are deliberately introduced cognitohazards from the illuminati to control the populace” is the best conspiracy theory regarding jewish folk i’ve ever seen.
My interactions with them point to them not believing those things are real at all, or are not planets, etc.
I’ve been told they’re a projection put in the sky by God to test our faith lol.
Why does god need faith demonstrations if he already knows everything?
There’s no consistency to it. It really depends on the individual.
I think you’ll find that flat earthers from all around the globe are in total agreement.
I think a significant portion of them are taking the piss out of the true believers.
Like out of 100 of them, there are 10 that actually believe, and 90 that are just fucking with them.
Maybe none of them are true believers and they’re all just fucking with us.
That’s my stance. Best part is, they can never prove to me that they actually believe, I can just outright deny the same way they do about everything.
Your stance brings me joy. I’m adopting it.
