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Oct 21, 2023 07:37:59   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
BBurns wrote:
I worked with a fellow engineer in the aerospace industry for many years.
His wife was an avid flat earther. When asked about it, he explained that,

"He had been living on the edge for a long time!"


Good one, but an odd living situation.

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Oct 21, 2023 08:04:27   #
Robertl594 Loc: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Nantucket
 
Will wonders ever cease? Just when you thought you’ve seen/heard all of the ridiculous, there’s more.

Found this

https://amp.triplem.com.au/story/flat-earthers-spend-20-000-trying-to-prove-earth-is-flat-accidentally-prove-it-s-round-129953

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Oct 21, 2023 08:05:10   #
Robertl594 Loc: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Nantucket
 
sippyjug104 wrote:
"The only thing flat-earthers have to fear, is sphere itself..!"

Haha! Well said.

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Oct 21, 2023 08:09:02   #
Lens Cap Loc: The Cold North Coast
 
sippyjug104 wrote:
"The only thing flat-earthers have to fear, is sphere itself..!"


So early this morning you guys have put a smile on my face!!

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Oct 21, 2023 08:12:05   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Robertl594 wrote:
Will wonders ever cease? Just when you thought you’ve seen/heard all of the ridiculous, there’s more.

Found this

https://amp.triplem.com.au/story/flat-earthers-spend-20-000-trying-to-prove-earth-is-flat-accidentally-prove-it-s-round-129953


Yeah, I heard about that one. Another guy built a rocket to prove that it's flat. In his last launch, it crashed, and he was killed.

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Oct 21, 2023 08:55:19   #
fourlocks Loc: Londonderry, NH
 
majeskiphoto wrote:
Everything we know about the earth and space has been decreed by NASA It's a proven fact that NASA was run by NAZIS


Wait a minute; wait a minute! NASA's run by either MGM or Paramount Studios. Who else would have the equipment and expertise to film the fake landings in the Arizona desert?

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Oct 21, 2023 09:05:53   #
BebuLamar
 
ELNikkor wrote:
Years ago I met a genuine, sincere Flat-Earther. He said a quarter is a good example of what the earth really looks like. He just dismissed my reply that I had flown around the world three times, east to west and vice versa, and never saw edges like on a quarter. To him, I was the delusional one.


Oh well so the earth is flat but round. Our tradition believes that the earth is square not round. And it's square not rectange. The sun and moon are round but they are flat and not spheres.

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Oct 21, 2023 09:16:05   #
lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA
 
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
There is research out there showing that people who tend to believe in a wacky thing will likely believe in more than one wacky thing. I don't know if one needs a "study" to discover that, but someone had a good time finding that out I guess.

Let's see. ... Because of my academic background, I was visited once by a man who was absolutely certain that this stringy green stuff that he collected in road ditches was part of some "sinister" plot from the U.S. government. He ran a private radio show that would put out all manner of pseudoscience and conspiracy theories, so he was a textbook case of the above pattern. Anyway, he was pretty excited about this green goo, and was planning to quote me for his show. After some study under a microscope, I was able to show him that this material was filamentous algae (probably because road ditches get flooded from time to time). He became quite angry and accused me of not having an open mind.
There is research out there showing that people wh... (show quote)


Sounds like the silliness on Art Bell's radio show back years ago.

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Oct 21, 2023 09:18:17   #
lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA
 
majeskiphoto wrote:
Your a Joke
Theres's no such thing as an 'ex' Nazi


Schindler?

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Oct 21, 2023 09:25:54   #
Canisdirus
 
majeskiphoto wrote:
Everything we know about the earth and space has been decreed by NASA It's a proven fact that NASA was run by NAZIS


Shockingly untrue...many nations have studied the moon.

As if the Soviet union sat by during the cold war and went along with your conspiracy non-sense.

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Oct 21, 2023 09:40:21   #
FrumCA
 
jerryc41 wrote:
I wondered about this, so I did some looking. It seems that the people who believe the earth is flat accept the fact that all the other celestial bodies are spherical. I wonder if there is overlap with people who say the moon landing was faked.

WRT the moon landing. You are on to something here!!

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Oct 21, 2023 09:42:17   #
FrumCA
 
DirtFarmer wrote:
"The Flat Earth Society has members all around the globe"

"The Flat Earth Society ski trip has been cancelled for lack of interest"

Shocking!! They obviously aren't very bright if they didn't consider cross-country skiing.

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Oct 21, 2023 09:51:17   #
W9OD Loc: Wisconsin
 
Great topic, I believe it it and it was 😆.

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Oct 21, 2023 09:51:22   #
FrumCA
 
jerryc41 wrote:
I wondered about this, so I did some looking. It seems that the people who believe the earth is flat accept the fact that all the other celestial bodies are spherical. I wonder if there is overlap with people who say the moon landing was faked.

These are probably the same folks who believe the chemtrails conspiracy theory.

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Oct 21, 2023 10:04:32   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
FrumCA wrote:
These are probably the same folks who believe the chemtrails conspiracy theory.


It amazes me that people think hundreds - or thousands - of people can work together to do something in secret without the truth leaking out.

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