Nicker on 15/9/2017 at 03:11
Quote Posted by Tocky
They haven't the wit to explain why the moon and planets appear round or how it is you can view the international space station with a telescope but some of the back flips they employ are quite remarkable to explain things.
The moon is either a reflection of the earth in the firmament (the dome holding back the infinite waters beyond) or it is a light source similar to the spotlight sun ORRR it is an alien construction, a hollow frame, only finished on the side we can see.
Renzatic on 15/9/2017 at 03:18
Quote Posted by Nicker
It gave me an idea for a movie, which takes place on a flat earth where the most convoluted and paranoiac beliefs of Flat Earthers are absolutely true.
Your movie needs to be made.
Queue on 15/9/2017 at 03:25
...the only problem is, when I get to China I'll just be hungry again in an hour.
montag on 15/9/2017 at 04:31
Quote Posted by Queue
...the only problem is, when I get to China I'll just be hungry again in an hour.
I wasted almost an hour kinda half-assedly "researching" these crazies, wow, this is a whole new level of crazy.
My brain hurts, and I think I may need to have it removed, for my own protection.
Kolya on 15/9/2017 at 06:44
Re: that matrix quote:
I guess this is how Isis recruitment works and I know this is how every single player RPG works.
We all crave transcension to some degree and the rational western world just gives you a Nope, not gonna happen! for it.
The rational reality is that you're insignificant and your life meaningless. And that is in conflict with what we want.
It's a very strong emotion and some people will always want to fight for it.
Starker on 15/9/2017 at 10:42
I met a lot of people like these when was in a skeptics' club and I got the impression that many of them just do it for a sense of community and to spice up their lives. A lot of these people are a bit weird or don't fit in and they just seek a sense of belonging, so it's like an excuse to come together. In a way, it's not that dissimilar to what we did at the skeptics' meetups.
Never met a flat-earther, though it doesn't seem all that different from the usual ridiculous things people buy into, like hollow Earth and Nazis in the Antarctic.
bjack on 15/9/2017 at 16:22
Just for shits and giggles, I've gone to some of those flat Earth sites to see what they are about. I have a strange sense of humor (still love Douglas Adams) and I find these flatters to be a riot. The curve you see from high altitude shots is due to fish eye lenses. Stanley Kubrick is God. That sort of thing. Priceless. ;)
Kolya on 15/9/2017 at 16:49
There are Nazis in the Antarctic? Do they wait for Hitler's return deep-frozen? Haha