They're not all locked up yet

We had spate up here of "Flat Earth" being scrolled on the back of every road sign, most have been covered up now. They even had a shop round the back of Huntly St spouting flat earth theory.
 
bobmac said:
It's all a huge conspiracy ;)

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While I think there is an interesting case to be made for a few conspiracy theories... 9/11 being one... I can't really see the point of living your life like this.

With 9/11 - there seems to be plausible motive in terms of George 'Dubya' being able to kick start his presidency and become a prominent and popular figure focusing on foreign policy rather than domestic.

However, when it comes down to it - there would surely have to be too many people who would have to be involved and know about what was happening and ultimately I just have too much faith in my fellow humans that they would let something like this happen and would murder thousands of innocent people, especially when not clearly for the greater good.

With the Flat Earth - given that the interviewer threw 2 questions at her that her only explanation for was fake / false images, it's doesn't exactly stack up. The 9/11 was an inside job stuff is far more compelling. And again, what is the point. What purpose does convincing people the earth is round serve ? Again, her answer on this was very vague.
 
It's a fashionable fad to be seen as 'different', also for some people it gives them their 15 minutes of fame.
 
Grant85 said:
While I think there is an interesting case to be made for a few conspiracy theories... 9/11 being one... I can't really see the point of living your life like this.

With 9/11 - there seems to be plausible motive in terms of George 'Dubya' being able to kick start his presidency and become a prominent and popular figure focusing on foreign policy rather than domestic.

However, when it comes down to it - there would surely have to be too many people who would have to be involved and know about what was happening and ultimately I just have too much faith in my fellow humans that they would let something like this happen and would murder thousands of innocent people, especially when not clearly for the greater good.

With the Flat Earth - given that the interviewer threw 2 questions at her that her only explanation for was fake / false images, it's doesn't exactly stack up. The 9/11 was an inside job stuff is far more compelling. And again, what is the point. What purpose does convincing people the earth is round serve ? Again, her answer on this was very vague.
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There is quite a strong conspirarcy theory regarding what happened at the Pentagon on 9/11. No sign of any aircraft wreckage etc.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/911-pentagon-attack/
 
I am sure they have some explanation as to how come if you head off in any old direction and just keep going in that direction, you basically end up back where you started. Though I guess that anything dependent upon a compass will be dismissed on the basis that our interpretation of what a compass is telling us is based upon an assumption that the earth is basically pretty round and that the point of attraction for a compass is basically fixed.

So for a flat earther, when you head off in one direction and according to your compass you continue in a dead straight line you are in fact tracing a circle - as the point of attraction for your compass actually moves in a circular fashion as you walk. Now I never knew that.
 
The 9/11 mob really wind me up as their views are insulting and degrading to all the innocent people who lost their lives that day. They spout on about "indisputable proof" yet cannot actually provide any. One clown who claimed the Two Towers were blown up from the inside was presented with proof there were no explosive wires anywhere in the wreckage and came out with a comment about a new type of explosive that didn't need any that hasn't ever been used again since.
 
Check out SciManDan on YouTube. He does a lot of short videos where he talks about Flat Earthers. He gets quite angry about them but he explains how their theories are easily debunked by simple science.
 
Perhaps this is what they're referring to!!

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SwingsitlikeHogan said:
I am sure they have some explanation as to how come if you head off in any old direction and just keep going in that direction, you basically end up back where you started . Though I guess that anything dependent upon a compass will be dismissed on the basis that our interpretation of what a compass is telling us is based upon an assumption that the earth is basically pretty round and that the point of attraction for a compass is basically fixed.

So for a flat earther, when you head off in one direction and according to your compass you continue in a dead straight line you are in fact tracing a circle - as the point of attraction for your compass actually moves in a circular fashion as you walk. Now I never knew that.
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Yes but, can you (or me for that matter) prove that by personal, verifiable, practical, experience? If not, they will simply continue with their disbelief. And even then I'm not sure ...
 
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