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That's the reason why I love flat earth. Obviously the earth is not flat, or... is it? I suggest you take a look at all the flat earthers arguments, they can e

by GuB-42 5y ago

That's the reason why I love flat earth. Obviously the earth is not flat, or... is it? I suggest you take a look at all the flat earthers arguments, they can explain a surprising amount of things. I particularly like the one that explains gravity using a variation on the Einstein elevator thought experiment. I know it is all wrong, but try to let go of your preconceived ideas and look at their arguments for what they are. What is good about flat earth is that it is a safe and well "documented" exercise in epistemology. Arguments are relatively easy to disprove even with minimal scientific knowledge, and besides ridicule, it is a harmless belief. I mean, flat earth doesn't suggest that you should kill people or anything like that.

_carbyau_ 5y ago
On the one hand, flat earth doesn't suggest killing people. But on the other hand, you don't want them in very many roles in society.
hooande 5y ago
My understanding of flat earth was that it's about coming up with convincing arguments for something that you know (or at least assume) to be false. There are a large number of people who participate and they've been doing it for a long time. I'm sure they've heard and come up with solid refutations for every possible argument against flat earth. There are a lot of people who genuinely believe as well, but I've come to see it as more of "a lot of people who enjoy playing a rhetorical game"
krapp 5y ago
Flat earth isn't harmless. Conspiratorial beliefs like flat earth don't exist in a vacuum, but within ecosystems of more dangerous beliefs and insular communities which spread those beliefs among members. If "they" can hide the true shape of the world from everyone, then any conspiracy theory seems plausible in comparison. Maybe "they" did fake a pandemic to slip mind-control chips into the vaccine. Maybe "they" are plotting to take control more overtly, more violently. Maybe "they" aren't even human, they just appear human. Maybe "they" are among us, hiding within a certain religious or ethnic group.

by GuB-42 5y ago

_carbyau_ 5y ago

On the one hand, flat earth doesn't suggest killing people. But on the other hand, you don't want them in very many roles in society.

hooande 5y ago

My understanding of flat earth was that it's about coming up with convincing arguments for something that you know (or at least assume) to be false. There are a large number of people who participate and they've been doing it for a long time. I'm sure they've heard and come up with solid refutations for every possible argument against flat earth. There are a lot of people who genuinely believe as well, but I've come to see it as more of "a lot of people who enjoy playing a rhetorical game"

krapp 5y ago

Flat earth isn't harmless. Conspiratorial beliefs like flat earth don't exist in a vacuum, but within ecosystems of more dangerous beliefs and insular communities which spread those beliefs among members. If "they" can hide the true shape of the world from everyone, then any conspiracy theory seems plausible in comparison. Maybe "they" did fake a pandemic to slip mind-control chips into the vaccine. Maybe "they" are plotting to take control more overtly, more violently. Maybe "they" aren't even human, they just appear human. Maybe "they" are among us, hiding within a certain religious or ethnic group.