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there is no accepting it state, people believe in flat earth. There is nothing you can do for them. No fact or reasoning will ever convince them and it only ent

there is no accepting it state, people believe in flat earth. There is nothing you can do for them. No fact or reasoning will ever convince them and it only entrenches their convictions. They want to feel special for figuring out 'the thing' and the reality of it not being 'the thing' means they are idiots and back to being idiots. A largely unacceptable proposition (there are people who do get out).

tourmalinetaco 3y ago
This goes the other way as well. While even the most basic rules of critical thought denies a flat Earth, no amount of critical thought or science can prove objectively what’s going on with the Earth. Anyone who says otherwise is massively oversimplifying and misunderstanding what science actually is. There is very little that is concrete in science (known as “laws”), everything else is our best guess and can change as time goes on. And especially when corporate interests are at play, it muddies the entire conversation.