A question

[Holden_C]

Hi Aussie. Flat Earth theorists are generally one of two things, people having a laugh or self proclaimed self obsessed self appointed intellectuals wanting to be different.

The ancient Greeks knew the world was a sphere and no reputable scholar since then has claimed the world was flat. The claims were made in Victorian times and then again in the mid twentieth century. The Flat Earth Society does, however, have members all around the globe.


Good start?

[aussieowl]

Hi Aussie. Flat Earth theorists are generally one of two things, people having a laugh or self proclaimed self obsessed self appointed intellectuals wanting to be different.

The ancient Greeks knew the world was a sphere and no reputable scholar since then has claimed the world was flat. The claims were made in Victorian times and then again in the mid twentieth century. The Flat Earth Society does, however, have members all around the globe.


Good start?

Excellent start H

Your two theorists descriptions are correct but there are a few more....if Youtube is a guide & I think it is given that the internet is by far the biggest reason for a resurgence in Flat Earth theory, then most people who claim a flat Earth are believers in God, a minority of people who believe in God & also a particular type.

The type are those who take the Bible at it's most literal, they believe there is a firmament, a stationary flat plain covered by a dome, you cannot budge these people.....others fall into the category of being trolls, conspiracy theorists & the like but the one I despise the most are the ones who know the Earth is a globe but pretend otherwise for financial gain...they monetise their channels but worse than that they ask for donations to fund experiments to prove a flat Earth when the most they come with is posting a PDF file showing random incorrect geometry of some sort.

The trolls are just scum, in it purely to cause disruption & spread argument but easily recognised after a few posts.....I tell you H, once you're into this thing it gets a hold, I like it though, mainly, I think, because I've learnt so much stuff because of it...I love the stuff going on in space/universe, always have & this thing has in bizarre fashion opened up a new way of learning about it.....also, because it's so easy to fall into the trap of taking the p1ss out of the flerfers, I've gained some control over what I say to folk...mind you....Bladesmad will no doubt test that out.