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I assumed that the flat earth thing was supposed to be some elaborate troll / in-joke that I just didn't get. You're saying it isn't?
by SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
I assumed that the flat earth thing was supposed to be some elaborate troll / in-joke that I just didn't get. You're saying it isn't?
- skywhopper 8y agoNo. The more this stuff is out there, the more people are genuinely believing it. Check out this article from a couple of weeks ago: https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/looking-for-life-on-a-flat-earth https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/looking-for-life-...
- mbroncano 8y agoGreat article, thanks
- antpls 8y agoThat didn't prove anything sufficient enough to answer a categorical "No". For most people, it points to the fact that knowing the shape of Earth is irrevelant and far away of their everyday problems. If it doesn't make any economical sense to say the "Earth is a sphere", then people can say what they like.
- carapace 8y agoOf course it is. One that's thousands of years old at least, a true classic.
- astura 8y agoI have a family member that is a flat earther. He's totally 100% serious. Not trolling; not joking. He buys into a lot of conspiracy theories and he's a pretty paranoid person, in general. He also thinks some conspiracy theories are actually conspiracy theories.