Books, Movies, Music & Entertainment - Do they really think the earth is flat?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7540427.stm

Discuss - Please stay on topic and no jibber jabber.

Let 'em explain the change of seasons, and how it's summer here when it's winter in Brazil. Oh, and if the sun was only 400 miles away, an ICBM could make a bit if a ripple, couldn't it? Maybe that's their explanation of 'sunspots', eh?

What a head-shaking laugher.

"There are none so blind as those who will not see." Anyone know where where that ancient quote came from?

Foucault's Pendulum is my favorite answer to flat earthers.

Maybe they just like to create arguments against the obvious. then debate the rest of the world. Could be fun.

These guys are an extreme example, but in all of our day-to-day lives, we meet and interact with lots of people, (I would go so far as to say most people,) who don't consider valid scientific evidence as necessary to reach conclusions. Creationists, Republicans, 9-11 Truthers, we're all pretty much surrounded by them at all times, unfortunately.

These guys are an extreme example, but in all of our day-to-day lives, we meet and interact with lots of people, (I would go so far as to say most people,) who don't consider valid scientific evidence as necessary to reach conclusions. Creationists, Republicans, 9-11 Truthers, we're all pretty much surrounded by them at all times, unfortunately.



I would add to that list; mormons, scientologists, muslims, Jehovah's witness, catholics, protestants, hindus and buddhists. (In that order). :thumb:

Jibber jabber jibber jabber.........

These guys are an extreme example, but in all of our day-to-day lives, we meet and interact with lots of people, (I would go so far as to say most people,) who don't consider valid scientific evidence as necessary to reach conclusions. Creationists, Republicans, 9-11 Truthers, we're all pretty much surrounded by them at all times, unfortunately.

I would also include Evolutionists, Communists, atheists, smokers,...you get the idea.

OK, back OT....

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These guys are an extreme example, but in all of our day-to-day lives, we meet and interact with lots of people, (I would go so far as to say most people,) who don't consider valid scientific evidence as necessary to reach conclusions. Creationists, Republicans, 9-11 Truthers, we're all pretty much surrounded by them at all times, unfortunately.

One of my best friends in college eventually revealed that he fully believed in Creation. However, when he brought it up to talk about it, it was because he was having trouble reconciling it with everything that he was learning as an atmospheric sciences major. I don't know what he thinks of it now, but it was definitely becoming an issue for him.

"There are none so blind as those who will not see." Anyone know where where that ancient quote came from?

Foucault's Pendulum is my favorite answer to flat earthers.

Hmm, Swift? I'm not sure.

Foucault's pendulum is great proof, but these are people that don't (or won't) understand the basic principles of planetary gravity. How can you expect them to comprehend and agree with Foucault?

Speaking of weird Earth theories and Foucault's pendulum, I read an essay by Eco the other day that mentioned a hollow earth theory which I've never heard of and is still around.

http://www.hollowearththeory.com/ It's pretty sad.

Well, they do call it a plan (flat) et.

Wow! Ironic that Samuel Birley Rowbotham with the pseudonym "Parallax" determined that the Sun was 400 miles away.

I guess it's a good thing that this silliness keeps them from focusing on truly dangerous silliness.