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Kyrie Irving, Flat Earther

Drewbot said:
FEARGers

The fact that they haven't walked to the edge of the earth, tells me that they don't believe their stories.
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They will tell you no one is allowed to the edge, there is an 'ice wall' and it is guarded.
 
It's not easy protecting a secret as diabolical and utterly pointless as this one.
 
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bruto said:
And presumably the guards are invisible and omnipotent and vaporize violators, so there's no possible way this could be proven.
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Ninja penguins and Seal Team 6 of course.
 
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Bikewer said:
Although the Flat Earth is getting a lot of action these days, the poor Hollow Earth goes begging.
I always thought that was much more interesting, what with a miniature Sun floating around inside the planet and all manner of interesting folks and civilizations....
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Agreed. Flat earth is just ignorant nonsense. At least Hollow Earth has some air of mystery to it, dating to the tail end of the age of exploration.
 
‘Flat Earthers’ planning bizarre Antarctica trip to prove conspiracy theory

Conspiracy theorists are heading to the “end of the world” in a bizarre bid to prove the Earth isn’t a sphere.

The “Flat Earthers” plan is to sail to Antarctica to find the frozen barrier they believe marks the edge of our world.

The supposed “ice wall” is said to be a couple thousand feet thick, towers 164 feet high and surrounds the entire planet.

Next year’s trip — details of which are being kept under wraps — is being organized by the Flat Earth International Conference (FEIC).

Even YouTube star Logan Paul wants to join the expedition so he can “find the facts” behind the bonkers theories.

FEIC founder Robbie Davidson told Forbes: “If you take a globe and you squish it down, the Antarctic would go all the way around the Earth.

“It’s kind of like an ice shore and it’s very, very large. It’s not like you just go there and you can just peek over it.

“We don’t believe anything can fall off the edge, because a big portion of the flat earth community believes that we’re in a dome, like a snow globe.

“So the sun, moon and stars are all inside. It’s very high but all contained inside. So there’s no way to actually fall off of the earth.”
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With this flat earth model in which Antarctica surrounds everything else, how long would the coastline of Antarctica be?

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The supposed “ice wall” is said to be a couple thousand feet thick, towers 164 feet high and surrounds the entire planet.
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Considering some of the ice cliffs heading into the sea can reach 300' or more, 164' isn't much. They'll just end up taking a picture of themselves next to one and go "told you so".
 
I wonder if the amount of nonsensical beliefs we are hearing from NBA atheltes has anything to do with the whole "One and Done" routine..something I truly despise.
 
trustbutverify said:
What started out as a lame, tiresome joke quickly became a sincere conspiracy theory.
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I think it's actually the opposite. The flat earth conspiracy had some sincere adherents up until the mid 20th century or so.

This resurgence in modern times in the social media age just has to be lame trolling.
 
The best part of all this is that the world *is* flat, for the vast majority of people.

Think about this: When was the last time you were involved in an endeavor that depended on you knowing the Earth was round?
 
Flat earth discussions (among people who don't believe it) usually come around to whether the flat-earthers sincerely hold those beliefs or if they are just trolling the rest of us.

Maybe it doesn't really matter though, whether their beliefs are sincere or just an elaborate troll? Either way, the effect is basically the same, isn't it?

There was a guy who built a home-made rocket to prove that the earth is flat. It went to an altitude of "about 1,875 feet". You could get higher in a hot air balloon or even just by hiking up a small hill.

I've definitely had the thought that "these people can't be serious, can they?" At the end of the day though, does it really matter to the rest of us if they really believe it or not?
 
Venom said:
I think it's actually the opposite. The flat earth conspiracy had some sincere adherents up until the mid 20th century or so.

This resurgence in modern times in the social media age just has to be lame trolling.
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There's the problem. Rational folk simply don't want to believe how incredibly easy it is to convince large numbers of people of practically anything, just by using social media. If I had to describe this phenomenon, I'd say it was a social experiment, conducted by a small group of people with a lot of time on their hands, to see if they could use youtube to convince large numbers of something that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, say... that the Earth is flat, but the illuminati has been keeping it a secret... for some reason. As it turns out, they could.
 
Puppycow said:
There was a guy who built a home-made rocket to prove that the earth is flat. It went to an altitude of "about 1,875 feet". You could get higher in a hot air balloon or even just by hiking up a small hill.
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Well, at least he tried. I'm just gonna go ahead and assume this half-wit wasn't trolling.
 
theprestige said:
The best part of all this is that the world *is* flat, for the vast majority of people.

Think about this: When was the last time you were involved in an endeavor that depended on you knowing the Earth was round?
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I live by the sea, so every day. Also if you have the slightest interest in what happens around the world ... Or if you ever watch a sunset or a starry sky.

The most important point, however, is that on an everyday basis, people have no reason to think that the Earth is NOT round.

Hans
 
theprestige said:
I bet not.
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Navigation relies on the earth being a globe and has done for centuries.
Every time a ship or aircraft arrives at it's destination it confirms the earth being a globe.
Every time I use GPS it confirms the earth being a globe.
 
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