Does anybody know a “flat earther”?

[blueonblack22]

I know one guy who constantly posts these bizarre memes. Although he’s cuckoo for coca puffs I never thought that even he actually believed that insanity. But I am starting to think he really does.

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This is a guy I’ve known for a very long time via martial arts. We are just FB friends.

I often snooze his posts and thought about unfriending him. But he occasionally puts up hilarious posts about other topics. He can be entertaining.

But lately this guy is putting up at least 5 flat earth posts a day. Loco. Extremely loco.

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

I had one I met online on Discord in a philosophy channel and talked to a lot in the past. He actually had an extremely sophisticated model for a flat earth which challenged the very notions we perceive time and space.

It all seems so impractical to me though. I'm much more a pragmatist rather than analyst and very much an empiricist. Believing the earth is round is what allows airplanes fly around it, to put up satellites around the earth's orbit, to reach the moon, etc.

Still, I was rather impressed by the sophistication of his arguments.

[blueonblack22]

I would like to believe that these people deep down know the that’s ridiculous. But they are just doing it to be comical and/or to get attention for being so nutty.

However this guy is unfortunately also a fringe far right Q-anon conservative too. Some of his posts were actually really good but others were way over the top. He’s making moderates look bad.

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

The one I met in the philosophy channel was quite unorthodox that way. I'm not even sure if he was a theist and never spoke about politics. I think he's more the type who's really a massive fan of David Hume, e. g., with his critiques of epistemology and empiricism and inductive reasoning in general.

[BCA6010]

I've known exactly one, and I thought he was joking until I overheard him get into an argument with another medic.

[blueonblack22]

Same here. I thought this guy was joking but now I think he really is that delusional.

[supercutebutt]

I do. He's a Grade-A moron. Some kid in his class did a flat Earth presentation and it convinced him. He told me the classmate made "really persuasive points." And this same gullible dope wanted to storm the Capitol on January 6th. He told his mom, "They stole the election from us!"... thankfully, mommy told him not to go.

[sheikalana]

I've watched a documentary about Flat Earthers and didn't realize that there's a whole community that believe the earth is flat until then. But personally I've never met one. I guess most of them are Americans.

[blueonblack22]

“ I guess most of them are Americans.”

What makes you think that and why did you have to say that?

[goaded]

Not true. They have members around the globe (they said so).

[goaded]

Aw. I just checked and it was just a funny hoax.

[sheikalana]

@blueonblack22 for two reasons. The documentary I watched only had American flat earthers and whenever I see an article of anything related to the flat earth theory it always comes from an American.

[blueonblack22]

Well I’m an American and I think the “flat earth” theory is down syndrome ridiculous.

But I’m fed up of the negative generalizations placed on Americans. The problem is our entertainment and mass industry gets broadcasted worldwide giving foreigners a warped perspective of our culture.

Anyway I used to think those people just made that up as a gag. They just have too much time on their hands. But now I think some of them really believe it. It’s just so insane. .

[sheikalana]

They really do believe what they say and no one can tell them the opposite. Is just nonsense to me.

[Anonymous]

He probably just find it interesting. My brothers girlfriend for example started the conversation about that and just because I said yeah but that’s bs llorar she continues to say things that will make people doubt even when she doesn’t believe it’s flat, she will state all the conspiracies that actually make you think like hmmmm but then no and the will say another lol as if she’s trying to convince others that maybe it IS flat! Even when she herself didn’t actually believe it.

Some of the theories are actually very interesting.

[strateguy632]

not me. but they have good arguments that people are not prepared for. exposing anti-flat are not really skeptic about stuff they can't see... and exposing hypocrisy when they pretend to be skeptic about god, but not skeptic about other stuff that they did not yet check.

if planet ball. if global warming is really global? not really skeptic. lol

[supercutebutt]

You also believe the election was rigged in 2020. You are easily led. :)

[blueonblack22]

There are better ways to argue other theories vs bringing up flat earth theories. People who do that are embarrassing.

[Dargil]

I know somebody who believes in man-caused Climate Change, Systemic Racism, Republican Threats To "Our Democracy", a G0d given right to infanticide (abortion), and men having periods. Same thing.

[tremendousfern]

Flat earth is kiddie stuff. I believe in time cube.

[Kaamraj]

I live in India and have come across hundreds of people with not the best of educations, but none of them have ever said that the Earth was flat, even the religious ones.

[Drewtate]

I know about 5. 4 of whom I believe love trolling, 1 believes completely. Flat earth is just a big troll

[Jersey2]

That’s what I think… its trolling with a few who just go along with the crowd.

[Drewtate]

@Jersey2 once spent an hour trolling an ex girlfriend's brother on the earth being flat.

[slatyb]

I don't. Not a lot of believers of much of anything among my friends. They are all pretty scientific.

[Jersey2]

No. Honestly I like to believe that most are just trolls as the whole thought is just so ridiculous that it causes me to lose even more faith in humanity.

[Unycorn]

Hell no. Don't have time... But some of them might say that there is no climate change...

[admles]

I've met them, but I don't "know" them, I don't associate with stupid people, if any of my friends turned out to be one, I would end my friendship with them immediately.

[Anonymous]

Literally. No. Never in my 36 years? Like where are the people that keep shitting on them, even finding them? It’s weird.

[andreasderjuengere]

I wish, I'd do. I'd have a lot of fun.
Instead, my surrounding is made of too boring people.

[goaded]

The one with the dome video? I haven't seen him for years. He made so many new accounts.

[Anonymous]

lol I asked about this a few weeks ago, although flat-earthers are generally made fun of, some of them can be really sick

[itsclearlynicholas]

I was at one point, 👀😋😋👍🏻

[blueonblack22]

Glad you still have a functioning prefrontal cortex.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I don’t know anyone that stupid.

[jahaims]

I don't associate with retards

[blueonblack22]

I don’t either. He’s an acquaintance and I’ve known for years. He’s actually gotten worse with over time.

[StudyingAuthor]

wtf is that?

[blueonblack22]

Google it

[ab2shifty]

I got a homie who is

[euniestars]

why do u have a homie in every scenario 😭

[ab2shifty]

I got a lot of homies 🤣

[Anonymous]

A girl on here is a flat earther. Emmywolf

[blueonblack22]

That makes sense. She’s crazier than a shit house rat.