[–] 33degree 0 points 11 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago (edited ago)
The flat earth bullshit hit all the conspiracy forums all at the same time. It was relentless. r/con, godlike, ATS all got bombarded by 3 to 4 accounts about 3-6 months ago. Before that, I had never heard of this one. I had to thoroughly go through a lot of their dumbshit arguments before I was sure it was false.
In my opinion, the flat earth bullshit is disinfo being spammed on conspiracy forums.
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[–] VillaLopez 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Money well spent!! We need to research this stuff!
[–] grlldcheese 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Do you want mole people!?!
This is how you get mole people!
[–] ShineShooter 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
The theory comes from Admeral Byrd's report of his expedition to the north pole shortly after ww2.
[–] HoneyNutStallmans 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I work with someone that believes Earth is round, but hollow.
Yet Earth has a varying and crazy magnetic field... almost as if it's full of liquid metal or some shit.
Of course, let's not forget that a hollow Earth would collapse back into a sphere.
[–] Hey_Sunshine 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Her ignorance is glorious to behold! Dear God please keep fueling her ignorance because clearly this bitch has never climbed a mountain.
[–] crazyjuan 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago (edited ago)
I've heard this stuff before. Ask her this line of questions:
(Flat-Earth theory states that the North Pole is in the middle of the circle, and Antarctica is the edge of the circle, and the South Pole doesn't exist. There is a conspiracy by the USA to make people believe in the South Pole, and they don't allow people to go there to protect the conspiracy. This question is to make her feel comfortable with a question she knows the answer to, the hard stuff comes next.)
(Flat-Earth theory states that air planes and other modes of transport move in circles, and not straight lines because the geometry is different (she might even use the word 'non-Euclidean'). This is another question she might find easy to answer, but is harder than the first question, but it is the set up for the next killer question.)
(This question is designed to make her feel like she's won, like you've been defeated. She will likely just say a simple yes and proclaim victory. Now you go for the jugular!)
[–] crazyjuan 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The water doesn't bend thing is talking about the curvature of the Earth. These people have done 'experiments' that 'show' that over a large distance on oceans they don't see the curvature of the Earth. It is quite possible that she has seen a video that talks about planes travelling in circles, in which case you can guide her to the trap I've set out above. If not then you've defeated her by making her not have an answer to straight forward questions (where is the North Pole on the circle, and why didn't I travel over the North Pole).
[–] Harryyoureawizard 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
I also work at the same place and this person's grandparents were cousins I think this explains a fair bit
[–] Crawdadie17 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Dude these conspiratard theories have to be the work of amazing trolls.
[–] Crawdadie17 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
yea my cousin is like that. every time he hears someone spout off some crazy nonsense. he worships it for a year. a few weeks ago he was convinced there were people living on mars. we call him wackey kid my whole family does. im sure you can see why.
[–] Harryyoureawizard 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Have you ever been on a plane?
[–] ArchangelleShe 6 points 2 points 8 points (+8|-6) ago
I bet she supports Trump too.
[–] Pattoe [S] 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
Well she believes that ISIS isn't actually real and is also a conspiracy.
(Not that it's funded by America or anything, but that it doesn't exist at all, in any capacity)