
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/41973119/w ... th-is-flat
Yet again - logical argument doesn't even dent illogical beliefs which some people are emotionally invested in.There are plenty of extraordinarily qualified sources already refuting the spread of the flat earth belief - the problem is not one of adequate fact checking. These are people that want to believe the earth is flat, you are unlikely to convince them otherwise by dinging YouTubers who specialize in such videos, and most attempts to convince them via argument are met with some sort of pseudo-scientific technobabble or increased conspiracy fueled paranoia.
Some number of people are functionally crazy, easier to just calmly refute their psychosis with actual science and fact via multiple channels... which is how this is handled in thousands of books, on hundreds of YouTube channels, and in dozens of podcasts.
Has anyone ever asked them that?Tinkerbell wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2017 5:36 pmSo, I am just wondering if they believe the Earth is flat, do they also think the moon and sun are flat as well and just happen to be facing us...?
Q. How big are the planets in the FE model?
A. Pretty small.
"I don’t believe in science," Hughes told the AP. "I know about aerodynamics and fluid dynamics and how things move through the air, about the certain size of rocket nozzles, and thrust. But that’s not science, that’s just a formula. There’s no difference between science and science fiction."
You can sort of understand why people might think 911 is dodgy and even how some might think there is something sinister about chemtrails but this flat Earth stuff is just too nonsensical - no-one can be that stupid.'If you’re in a helicopter and you hover, why does the Earth not come to you if it’s round?'
"Mr Hughes has a Gofundme page set up to raise money to help with his expenses. At the time of writing, it had raised $110 (£78) out of a $10,000 (£7,070) goal over the course of a month."A daredevil inventor who believes the Earth is flat blasted himself around 570 metres (1,875ft) into the air in a rocket before landing with a bump.
'Mad' Mike Hughes, 61, a US limo driver from California, was slightly injured when his steam-powered rocket launch ended with a hard landing in the Mojave Desert on Saturday.