Are "flat-earthers" an actual thing?

Dude ... no. The flat earthers have not made a good point, in that we are always inclined to believe what we are told etc. Or rather, they have made a good point badly. Which is a thing.Of course we tend to believe what we're told. No one's denying this. "Globalists" are not saying "The Earth is a Sphere, because that's what you were told, and you should always believe what you're told". But sometimes you are told something, because that thing is true.There's not value, in endlessly questioning something, when evidence exists proving that thing, and without presenting any evidence of your own. It's just ... stupid.If this thread has 'taught' us anything, it's that some people will endlessly cut-and-paste a bunch of nonsense if they think it will draw fire, and some other people will keep responding to it. Show of hands of people who didn't already get that.Some of the 'Moon Landing Denier' stuff is pretty cool though. At dinner tonight I got some people on board with "I'm not saying they faked the landing ... I'm saying that some of the photos they released had some work done. And you shouldn't do that, because when you're the authority and you get caught doctoring photos, you end up with Flat Earth".Ok, maybe this thread was sort of worthwhile.

Legit question wrote:

Ok, I found Amundsen-Scott South Pole on Google Earth. Have no idea where to put it on on flat earth map.

On the bottom. Oh wait, there is no bottom on a flat Earth. You don't believe in up and down, only sideways.

It is, without a doubt, the Cam Newton of threads.

letsrun flat earth goat wrote:

Will this thread be the Letsrun GOAT???

Legit question wrote:

actual psychologist wrote:

Out of sheer curiosity for a person who believes the Earth is flat, what other conspiracy theories do you believe in? What happened on 9/11? Was the Holocaust real? How does your family think of your views on the shape of the world?

Holocaust was real. Hitler killed millions of Jews. (I'm no K5).

NASA lies to us

JFK- was a conspiracy (Warren Commission suspect findings)

9/11- a lot of unanswered questions/ don't believe government report fully

Antartica- why the mystery?

Obama- was born in HI (not a birther)

I'm not the only one with the above beliefs.....

First of all, please spell Antarctica correctly ONE time in your following posts.

It's interesting you aren't into these kinds of conspiracies. Your irrational fear and distrust of NASA and science suggests that you don't trust those of higher authority than you. It seems clear that the propagandic videos you've linked previously caused you to believe in the Flat Earth, fake Moon landing, fake gravity, fake science, etc. Have you ever watched other similar conspiracy videos about 9/11 being a hoax, Holocaust being made up, New World Order, ... ? You criticized others for believing what NASA (the government) says and believe that every shred of their existence is a lie. How come you totally accept the official explanation and details of the Holocaust? To me, it seems almost hypocritical.

It seems you are new to the conspirational world. I would not at all be surprised that in ten years, if you do not accept truth and the shape of your own planet, you will believe that Obama was a reptilian alien.

Exactly! Great point. Sometimes, science gets it wrong.

Ty again for the Asimov ... but I just noticed our two usernames, and how much they make this look like a fix.Let me assure the world that our names are unrelated. And on a conspiracy thread that seems poignant: sometimes, things are just coincidences.

This guy wrote:

I'll take credit for posting the Asimov essay entry so, thanks! It was a great article. Asimov was a good si fi writer because he knew physics and at the same time could think 'outside the box', or globe, or whatever.

I'd still like to hear a serious response from the flat earth people as to why a telescope on an equatorial properly tracks stars, given that the design of the mount is to compensate for a rotation of the Earth around an axis.

And I posted several items such as water doesn't bend on a globe. No answer for that. Southern Hemisphere flight tracker invisible. Surveyors not using the curve in their calculations, curve of earth per mile not explaining seeing objects miles away, Newtons theory of gravity debated, etc. The fact that this thread didn't die pages ago tells me that the globalists haven't won this argument. You haven't delivered anything close to a knockout blow to flat earth.

How many people who read this thread have either wavered or flipped over to the flat side? The answer may surprise you.

So don't be a grammar nazi, chill, and don't be so angry. Life is too short. I have stood and answered most everyone here and never ran away from this thread. Trolls don't do that. So, bring it on. I'm still here Mr Ball guy. I have refuted some, lost to others. Enjoy living in your matrix, it's your comfort zone.

Bad Wigins wrote:

Legit question wrote:

Ok, I found Amundsen-Scott South Pole on Google Earth. Have no idea where to put it on on flat earth map.

On the bottom. Oh wait, there is no bottom on a flat Earth. You don't believe in up and down, only sideways.

Correction: There is an up, there is a down and there is a sideways. There is no upside down on the flat earth model.

Calling it a night globalists. Keep trying.

So you do believe there is at least a mark on the Earth that is called The South Pole about eight hours from Puntas Arenas?

I'd still be interested what you have to say about my initial post and all of the evidence I posted supporting gravity back on page 27. With as many experiments like Cavindish's and it's more modern variants being carried out, you'd have to come up with something pretty clever to refute gravity. The fact that the flat earth physics videos you posted resort to lying about the reproducibility of this experiment (also explained on page 27) shows that mainstream flat earthers don't have a good retort to this. I'd like to see your own explanation.

Mr. Antartica, you are not winning this argument. You give the illusion by giving wrong answers that look plausible to most sixth graders. It is impossible to prove you wrong with facts. It's like saying 8 + 3 = watermelon. How can you prove this statement wrong? It's so wrong that accepted logic breaks down.

What I'm saying is that there is absolutely no piece of evidence that can convince you that you are wrong. Photos? No. All fake. Even amateur ones. Physics? You give answers like the example above. Documented visits to the South Pole? Fake. If someone were to take you on a rocket to space and you saw with your own eyes that the Earth is round you wouldn't believe it. What would have to happen for you to think the Earth is round? Seriously?

Arguing with a flat earther is like a grandmaster playing chess with a rock. 10 times out of 10 the rock will not get checkmated. We know who is better at chess, but the rock's inability to even move a piece makes it impossible to beat.

Now you will either ignore this post completely and go on with your bs, or make some nonsensical reply that doesn't really have anything to do with what I said. (NO ONE EVER FLEW OVER THE SOUTH POLE)

Regardless of your supposed evidence against a spherical Earth, of which the middle 2 have been debunked and the 4th is irrelevant since 1. It's Newton's LAW of Gravity (not a theory), and 2. you need to use Einstein's THEORY of General Relativity (or at the very least Keplerian orbital mechanics, I have already disproven your flat earth model using simply astronomical observations that anyone can perform with a telescope.

If we are to deny the existence of a spherical globe, due to scientific evidence or simply distrust in the scientific community/government, you must at least submit an alternative theory that can describe all current observations. The flat earth model is not one of them. Goodnight.

Legit question wrote:

Correction: There is an up, there is a down and there is a sideways.

Then where is the bottom of your flat Earth? If there is down, there must be a bottom, unless your Earth is infinite.

If the earth is flat, then why does stuff fall towards the ground?

Shouldn't the moon and the sun eventually crash into the earth since they are just big balls over the ground?

Bart Rutan wrote:

So you do believe there is at least a mark on the Earth that is called The South Pole about eight hours from Puntas Arenas?

Good gracious, son. He has beaten you to a pulp. Give it up.

For Real? wrote:

Legit question wrote:

So, how does a plane flying from New York to London end up having the same times either way they fly? Whether flying east or west, the plane takes the same time to get there?! The plane takes the same time to get to it's destination whether flying from New York to London, or from London back to New York!

Right there, this proves that there is no ball earth spinning at a 1000mph eastward. Right?

I went to Kayak and entered information for a flight from NYC to London.

Here is the link:http://www.kayak.com/flights/JFK-LGW/2016-02-10/2016-03-09

NYC to London ->6.5 hours nonstop

London to NYC -> 8.5 hours nonstop

One of these things is not like the other. Your move buddy.

Headwinds or tailwinds affect flight time would be the main reason. Any pilots out there can confirm this, such as Bart Rutan or jjjjj?

give it up wrote:

Bart Rutan wrote:

So you do believe there is at least a mark on the Earth that is called The South Pole about eight hours from Puntas Arenas?

Good gracious, son. He has beaten you to a pulp. Give it up.

Um, no Are you having the same trouble following along?

How tall is this Ice Wall that forms the edge of our giant pizza tray? It should be pretty easy to get a nice picture of it, even in a Plane can't fly over it.