Flat Earth or Not?

Dazzler21

Currently watching behind the curve and wondered if there are any flat earth believers on here?

I don't want any malice in this thread either way, I just want to understand the "facts" that made people believe the earth could be flat?

Henry Irving

"facts"

I think that will be a slight sticking point.

Riviera

It's pretty flat in East Anglia.

ForeverAddickted

Nope definitely not flat

sam3110

Anyone who still believes the Earth is flat needs shooting in the back of the head

Pringle

The Flat Earth Society has thousands of members all over the globe. 

They actually said this in one of their Tweets.  

smudge7946

It's doughnut shaped. 

iainment

Isn't it a cosmic turtle?

Talal

Of course it's flat, have you not opened an atlas? 

cfgs

smudge7946 said:

It's doughnut shaped. 

Jam, custard, ring or cream?

KiwiValley

It is flat . But the sides wrap around and join up to the other sides

rina

Dazzler21 said:

Currently watching behind the curve and wondered if there are any flat earth believers on here?

I don't want any malice in this thread either way, I just want to understand the "facts" that made people believe the earth could be flat?

I watched half of that programme before deciding it was all a bit weird for me. there are some very odd people in it

Riviera

Planet earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...

Carter

I'm what a lot of people would call a conspiracy theorist, I question a lot but... Flat earthers can fuck right off 

seth plum

Actual evidence

Ferryman

https://thoseconspiracyguys.com/flat-earth/

A great listen. While I don't believe the earth is flat, it is not what we perceive. Also check out ''The True Size of' website.

The Red Robin

Utter nonsense 

usetobunkin

iainment said:

Isn't it a cosmic turtle?

its turtles all the way down!

CafcWest

It's not flat.  But can be a bit boring at times.

Big William

Its not 100% round either.

It's an oblate spheroid.

smudge7946

If the world was round, the water would fall off. 

ShootersHillGuru

It is flat. Levi’s and Lord Lucan are on the underside.

Leroy Ambrose

Ferryman said:

https://thoseconspiracyguys.com/flat-earth/

A great listen. While I don't believe the earth is flat, it is not what we perceive. Also check out ''The True Size of' website.

I presume you're talking about the traditional over-representation of the size of some countries on the 'traditional' map of the Earth? Plenty of people already know those maps aren't representative of the true size of nations - and its not a conspiracy theory, its because depicting true area on a 3d object is actually pretty difficult.

I'm not wasting my life listening to anything that 'discusses' flat earth 'theories'  unless I see that the podcast is 2 seconds long. ("They're all absolute bollocks") 

CatAddick

Wish it was flat.  Save all those poxy conference calls at stupid o’clock if we were all in the same time zone

Fumbluff

CatAddick said:

Wish it was flat.  Save all those poxy conference calls at stupid o’clock if we were all in the same time zone

Cycling would be easier too....

Dave2l

Celestial Sphere research.

Do some.

I'm a bit rusty with the whole thing at the moment, as I have other things on my mind and I'm on a slight downer.

It will also just give you more of a reason to laugh AT the flat earth theory.

It is of my guess/memory that the milky way galaxy is 100,000 light years in diameter...but just 1,000 light years in width or thickness.

Might have got that wrong! (Of course it is a rough estimate anyway)

In terms of shape. It is interesting though.

ShootersHillGuru

TelMc32

soapy_jones

The earths round?

Fuck right off!

smudge7946

ShootersHillGuru said:

The sun doesn't set twice. 
We are not on tattoine

Algarveaddick

Like all conspiracy theories, first ask yourself "Why?". What has anyone got to gain by telling us the earth is round when it is flat? If the answer is nothing, as in this case, then it's a load of round spherical objects. Or one in the case of Earth...