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If it’s Friday it must be Bubba’s science blog. The last couple of weeks I’ve mentioned that I had been debating creationists on youtube. Well, this week I found that the rabbit hole goes even deeper than I thought. Flat Earthers still live!!!
I was going back and forth on evolution with one creationist and on the right of the screen were suggestions for other videos to watch. On that list were occasional flat earth “proofs”. I dismissed them as probably being from trolls but finally I decided to click on one.
I was astounded. These folks have a list of proofs they claim definitively prove that the Earth is flat. They show videos that purport to demonstrate that the horizon line stays at eye level no matter how high you fly ( but you can only fly so high because of the protective dome ). I watched their videos and I saw the curve of the Earth right there before me. I see it when I stand on the beach and look at the ocean. I saw it when I was in the USAF on a flight crew especially when we flew at higher altitudes.
So . . . I posted a few questions. I got back a passionate and angry response. I mean real passion. I was called a moron and a sheep because I had apparently bought into the false paradigm being promoted by schools and scientists and any one who’s been to space (but no one has really been to space because the moon trips and the ISS are all fake).
Apparently the UN flag has the best known representation of the flat Earth world map. I have come to understand that the South Pole does not exist. The edge of the Earth is there. There is a huge wall of ice (Game of Thrones may be on to something) that rings the edge of the Earth.
People like this used to toil alone, creating their conspiracies as a solitary endeavor. Now, with the aid of the net they can gather and feed each other’s fantasies.
I got started debating creationists in the hope of elevating the consciousness of the American public. My experience with them and others like the flat Earthers has made me reconsider my optimism for the future. There is no guarantee that humanity moves forward at a constant pace towards expanded knowledge. I fear another Dark Ages. We need to wake up and improve our education system. If we loose that we lose civilization.
Never mix red wine with Oodo.
Earth Year 2014
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