The Flat Earth Society has members all around the globe.

The Flat Earth Society has members all around the globe.

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HaiKarate

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279 posts

134 months

Sunday 9th September 2018
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You couldn’t make it up.

Simpo Two

85,363 posts

265 months

Sunday 9th September 2018
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Oops.

But I think they know at heart that they are just a bunch of perverse oddballs, and that the world is round. 'Flat Earthers' is more a phrase for people who are one step behind, and happy to be so.

Eric Mc

121,958 posts

265 months

Sunday 9th September 2018
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There was a massive thread on Flat Earther's running in The Lounge recently.

Beati Dogu

8,885 posts

139 months

Sunday 9th September 2018
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I think it was Elon Musk who asked them if there was a Flat Mars Society.

They told him to not be so ridiculous as everyone knew that Mars wasn't flat. laugh

Simpo Two

85,363 posts

265 months

Sunday 9th September 2018
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[cleesemodeon]'Might be'.

jshell

11,006 posts

205 months

Monday 24th September 2018
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Search for the flat earth open group on FB...it's mindbending, but fascinating stuff all interlaced with quasi-religious beliefs!

irocfan

40,389 posts

190 months

Tuesday 25th September 2018
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Beati Dogu said:
I think it was Elon Musk who asked them if there was a Flat Mars Society.

They told him to not be so ridiculous as everyone knew that Mars wasn't flat. laugh
well technically I guess a mars is oblong

JustALooseScrew

1,154 posts

67 months

Tuesday 25th September 2018
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There are some excellent video presentations on youtube by Cool Hard Logic debunking all the flattard nonsense.

My young lad has been watching them as they are entertaining and scientifically they are sound.

Eric Mc

121,958 posts

265 months

Tuesday 25th September 2018
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What a waste of energy it is though explaining such stuff to the idiots who don't want to understand.

Tempest_5

603 posts

197 months

Wednesday 26th September 2018
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They walk among us.....

JustALooseScrew

1,154 posts

67 months

Thursday 27th September 2018
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Eric Mc said:
What a waste of energy it is though explaining such stuff to the idiots who don't want to understand.
I'm not sure it is a waste of energy, or better put, a waste of time. I see CHL's youtube channel as a fantastic demonstration of the questions we should be getting our kids to think about.

It all seems so obvious to us as adults but our children are often confused by 'because reasons' where as, we as adults are more aligned to 'because maths'.

Hope that makes sense.

My kid asked me the other day if it was acceptable to say "That's bks". I told him that was perfectly acceptable if you can explain and show/demonstrate what you are thinking.

CHL has some very good 'tutorials' which really explain heliocentricity, not that many people believe that to be wrong, but to me it is a great way to educate - start with a premise that is 'bks', figure out the real physics and then reward a little with the phrase 'yep, that is bks'.





Eric Mc

121,958 posts

265 months

Thursday 27th September 2018
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JustALooseScrew said:
I'm not sure it is a waste of energy, or better put, a waste of time. I see CHL's youtube channel as a fantastic demonstration of the questions we should be getting our kids to think about.

It all seems so obvious to us as adults but our children are often confused by 'because reasons' where as, we as adults are more aligned to 'because maths'.

Hope that makes sense.

My kid asked me the other day if it was acceptable to say "That's bks". I told him that was perfectly acceptable if you can explain and show/demonstrate what you are thinking.

CHL has some very good 'tutorials' which really explain heliocentricity, not that many people believe that to be wrong, but to me it is a great way to educate - start with a premise that is 'bks', figure out the real physics and then reward a little with the phrase 'yep, that is bks'.
It's better to educate children through genuine education rather than through the warped prism of loons.

JustALooseScrew

1,154 posts

67 months

Thursday 27th September 2018
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I forgot to add - on one youtube channel, there was a flattard complaining that aircraft on flight radar disappeared when they were 'in the oceans' and only appeared again near their destination.

Given that radar only works in straight lines and therefore can't bend around the earth, plus the fact there are no radar 'stations' out in the oceans it seems that this is due to a complete conspiracy owned by NASA.

As mentioned above, these people walk among us - super scary.

You can't debate with these people because.... God & the Bible.

Kccv23highliftcam

1,783 posts

75 months

Thursday 27th September 2018
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jshell said:
...it's mindbending, but fascinating stuff all interlaced with quasi-religious beliefs!
Is this turning into another SNP thread?














getmecoat

jshell

11,006 posts

205 months

Thursday 27th September 2018
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Kccv23highliftcam said:
jshell said:
...it's mindbending, but fascinating stuff all interlaced with quasi-religious beliefs!
Is this turning into another SNP thread?














getmecoat
All as mental as each other!

JustALooseScrew

1,154 posts

67 months

Friday 28th September 2018
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[url]Oh lordy they really do walk amongst
us...|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02wGC7DKXhs[/url]

I'm finding myself almost converted.



(why is the url tag broken, are they on to me already??)

Edited by JustALooseScrew on Friday 28th September 18:11

Eric Mc

121,958 posts

265 months

Friday 28th September 2018
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What is this thread doing in the "Science" forum anyway?

HaiKarate

Original Poster:

279 posts

134 months

Tuesday 9th October 2018
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Eric Mc said:
What is this thread doing in the "Science" forum anyway?
WTF? Are your for real?

Eric Mc

121,958 posts

265 months

Tuesday 9th October 2018
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HaiKarate said:
WTF? Are your for real?
I might ask you the same question.

Westy Pre-Lit

5,087 posts

203 months

Thursday 11th October 2018
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A flat globe.