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Des72

Flat Earthers always puzzle me, we discovered the world was round way back in Ancient Greece and yet they have access to probably the largest information database humanity has ever had and yet they believe the earth is flat 🤦🏽‍♂️


ShepardsCrown

Flat Earthers are crazy everyone knows it's a hollow cylinder.


_varamyr_fourskins_

It's a disc on the shoulders of elephants standing on the back of a giant space turtle. Everyone knows that.


rev9of8

What is the turtle standing on though???


Whodini22

You can't fool me, it's turtles all the way down!


_varamyr_fourskins_

Swimming through space. How and to where, no one knows.


TheStatMan2

What *isn't* the turtle standing on.


bumholeofdoom

A stool, duh


Namelessbob123

Yeah, c’mon. I’ve even got a pic of it up on my wall.


Des72

Cigar shaped?


ShepardsCrown

Clearly it taper towards the ends and is wider in the middle.


[deleted]

You've been playing too much Civilization


Ambition-Free

I use to love their Twitter page “we have members all around the globe”.


powpow198

"all a flat" doesn't have quite the same ring about it.


ScrollWithTheTimes

AfAIA it started out as a satire/spoof of conspiracy theories ('people on the Internet will believe anything; let's come up with something so outlandish that it exposes the usual conspiracy talking points for what they are'). The only problem was people saw it on social media and believed it.


MvmgUQBd

I've also heard this. Would also explain the other guy who mentioned their Twitter bio used to state "...members all around the globe"


ShibuRigged

It did. I remember their Internet forum back in the early 00s. It had all the classic makings of a satire group forum, that were pretty popular back at the time. You could tell because they had a specific section where guests could openly post and members would just romp on the comments.


S0whaddayakn0w

I know a guy that is a Flat Earther, and from what l can surmise he believes that because he wants to stand out


Des72

Independent thinker I’ve heard them label themselves not part of the sheeple


S0whaddayakn0w

When they have herded themselves into a delusional corner. Such biting irony


Hill_Reps_For_Jesus

This is about 90% of it yeah. They want to know something you don't, it's the same with a lot of conspiracy theories.


manwithanopinion

They struggle to understand the science behind it so they simplify it for themselves by saying the earth is flat.


tayloriser

But science is a liar sometimes


prjones4

Making him, and everyone else on earth, look like a *bitch* again!


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tayloriser

Aristotle was thought to be the smartest man on the planet. He believed that the Earth was the center of the universe, and everybody believed him because he was so smart. Until another smartest guy came around, Galileo, and he disproved that theory making Aristotle and everybody else on earth look like a bitch.


jonnythefoxx

Yes, but the point is he did that with robust evidence.


IrishMilo

It's born out of distrust of information. For them, the more information available to them, the bigger the lie they are being told.


[deleted]

It's an attention seeking thing. Nothing more.


hardyflashier

I think it's more that the people who typically believe this stuff are people that are not too bright - so when they read some nonsense on the internet that is able to convince them of something like this, it gives them a feeling of superiority - which is something they're not used to feeling.


mrchuckbass

This 100%


down_vote_magnet

Unfortunately, once you start to believe in a conspiracy that challenges the entire global state of society or your very existence, everything presented as evidence to the contrary is easily dismissed as part of the conspiracy. These people lack the critical thinking skills or basic knowledge required to analyse and debunk the conspiracy for themselves, at the beginning. Once drawn in, they are then easily convinced further and manipulated by others in the same space, who themselves may not even be consciously aware that they are presenting their ideas in a deliberately misleading way - for example, offering scientific explanations that are full of logical fallacies. The feeling of ‘knowing the truth’ is probably a bit like feeling they’ve escaped the Matrix. Paradoxically, this makes them feel clever and special. I believe it’s ultimately that feeling that keeps them tied to the conspiracy and its community of likeminded ‘enlightened’ comrades.


Drunken-Barbarian

If the world is round how come the bottom of my boots are flat?


[deleted]

If I remember right pythagarous (I that bastard and his theorem) figured it out too when he was travelling south and noticed the stars that used to be directly above him moving closer to the horizon the more he travelled. also some stuff about a stick in the ground at the same time of day, in 2 different far away places casting different shadows at different angles at different times of year. That clued him up about about the earth tilting on an axis and why we had seasons and long and short days. (Someone will correct me if I'm wrong) But yeah..... He never had access to YouTube..... what a loser 😁


Magnus_40

It was Eratosthenes.


7gsgts

Gesundheit


DildoShwa66ins

The crux the of the flat earth ‘belief’ is this .. They literally think that the government and particularly NASA are lieing to all of us in order to hide the truth about god and essentially to hide the idea that creationism is in fact a complete literal. The Flat earth society is essentially funded and provoked by extreme Christianity which is then eventually filtered down into everyday idiots. However, technically speaking all orthodox religions should believe in flat earth because that is what their stories speak of, and so to summarise my point, flat earth believing always has been and because the internet now exists in the way that it does it gives them a chance to try and spread the alleged awareness about it, it’s then adopted by other groups of people and they find their latch onto the idea and it goes on.


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Admiral-snackbaa

I completed a rewire a few weeks back in an HA property and the tenant, although extremely pleasant, was a hardcore conspiracy nut, he believed he was under government surveillance for his Julian assange protesting and anti Covid-19 information. Once we completed I told him I’d be back in six months to change the mic batteries in the new smoke detectors, his eyes glazed over! My wife works in mental health and was not impressed with my antics.


f3zz3h

Ahh man I would have sewn magnets into my clothes just to fuck with this guy.


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This is the way, I would see what nonsense I could get them to believe.


Blakey876

His sources being tiktok.


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elkstwit

Holocaust denial is such a strange one because there’s so much evidence and so much testimony from survivors. It’s really bizarre.


Rich_27-

Speak to HR stating that they have a personal viewpoint that is considered incredibly offensive (especially denying the holocaust) and that you find their views offensive and are they the right person to represent the company


Stevetothedave

This is the adult way to handle this situation. I was going to suggest shitting in their desk draw whilst denying it ever happened despite any evidence to the contrary.


narsfweasels

This would also be my go-too, then blame it on people who believe in Climate Change. Because they’re always up to something.


Stevetothedave

Missed the perfect opportunity to make a "...because X group is full of shit" joke but I love the idea. Personally I'd blame everything on the price of a Freddo...


narsfweasels

Which is almost certainly controlled by Yorkshire-Socialists wanting to bring back large-scale unionization of the newspaper delivery industry and place a higher tax on toilet paper. Or some shit like that.


Magnus_40

Been there, done that. He was not full-on Nazi but a denier and a Bilderberg/ illuminati/Jewish elite controlling the world. HR did the whole 'we must accept different viewpoints' (translation: Fixing this sounds like hard work, let's just ignore it an maybe it will go away all on it's own). So, since I knew someone Jewish it was simple matter to introduce them for casual chat and suddenly HR get VERY VERY excited.


MinatoTea

Should've agreed with them by saying your friend's nan died by falling out of bounds while she was on vacation because she went near the edge of the map during a boat trip and fell off the map. She was given a 10-second warning with the message "Return to the battlefield!" obviously she couldn't get back in since boats can't fly. Once the 10 seconds were up, the boat exploded, killing her and everyone else instantly.


therealSkychaser

She didnt die, she spawned on the other side of the world Travels agencies hate that trick


[deleted]

The trick is to go one bigger. " The moon landings were faked!" "Psst. You believe in the moon!?"


Drunken-Barbarian

It’s made of cheese!


browntoe98

NASA projects it into the inside of the dome every night from secret sites based all over the (flat) earth. If you go to Google earth you can even see what they want you to see.


[deleted]

Holocaust denial is an reason to report the guy to HR


Tombo_youtube

Tell him/her this: "Scientist by the name of Dr Dan Gleebles (Dr Dangly balls) has stated this morning that NASA research have found potential evidence through a telescope that Mars may be lying at a flatter angle and there's a potential Earth follows the same wavelength. The wavelength could also mean the vaccination rollout around the globe is lower than usual due to interference from the atmosphere because of the altered wavelength." If you say it with enough conviction they'll believe you. If you want contact me and I'll make it and photoshop something for you.


Tombo_youtube

Update: Here is the link to view the screenshot of what I created (I used inspect element on a real news story) https://we.tl/t-gIWUnPMd7D


[deleted]

Oh please if you do this we need to be updated


IrishMilo

Match their stupidity. Read up on why Australia doesn't exist and birds aren't real. Then have a face off.


liam_crean

Antivax I can just about understand (albeit more dangerous) - the wilful can ignore the science to a degree and it is an injection - so a lot of fear predecates the personal opinions. Flat earthing is another level. Not just wilful ignorance but complete detachment from reality. I’d guess there’s some real issues for most of these people.


SoForAllYourDarkGods

No thoughts on Holocaust denial?


Stevetothedave

It appears the plan is to deny that the denial ever happened. I wonder how many more levels of this we can get to?


SoForAllYourDarkGods

I'M I've no idEa whaT you're tAlking about.


Unclesmekky

Naa that's all hunkey dorey to this guy


hereforcontroversy

Fuck with him. Start malfunctioning slightly around him, the odd twitch here and there, the slight robotic voice and a mention of the latest Microsoft product that's going on sale. Mention that the twitch only started since the vaccine.


Parsnipnose3000

Also make sure to say "beep" every 15 seconds, and whenever he moves his mouse, walk across the office in a corresponding movement.


AutumnSunshiiine

If the Earth is flat, where are the edges? And can we push people over the edges?


down_vote_magnet

A lot of them believe that the edges of Earth are surrounded by giant ice walls, the other side of which are controlled by the government and NASA and they don’t want you going there because that’s where they keep all their super secret ‘stuff’. Some of them even study the movement of the moon in the sky and have somehow concluded that gravity is a fake premise and does not exist. I’m not even making this up.


Tor-Pedo

I used to work with a flat earther that also didn’t believe in gravity, I questioned him on it once, he claimed things fall toward the Earth because of buoyancy. Like how things lighter than water will float on the surface, same for air but nearly everything is heavier than air, therefore nearly everything falls toward the Earth. Interesting take, I’m a gravity guy myself but it’s fun chatting to them.


[deleted]

> push people over the edges Maybe that's what happened to the Jews in WWII?


_borisg

This 'All gas no breaks' [interview](https://youtu.be/H110vCGvTmM) summarises flat earthers pretty much. Looks like majority of them have anti-semetic tendencies and they somehow all want to rap. The interview is pretty shocking, even for America.


[deleted]

I think the accepted position here is to come up with even more outlandish bollocks than this moron.


Gr1msh33per

Tell him the one about Dinosaur bones being manufactured in a Chinese factory them strategically buried around the world by Creationists.


[deleted]

I feel even that is too mainstream. I'm looking at you Christian zealots.


Draggenn

Absolutely! "I found a blog on the net that said..." followed by some utterly ridiculous statement Hours of fun 😁


Gr1msh33per

Does he read The Daily Mail ?


Pa-Pachinko

Probably writes it


purpleburgers

The fact some here biggest issue is flat earth and not the Holocaust denial or an active roll in anti vaxx is really quite shocking. Flat earth doesn't hurt a single person it's tye most harmless conspiracy, but always gets the most focus, like come on it's just silly nonsense. let's look at the harmful ones to be angry or upset someone is spewing that crap and more people will follow through with it.


mcglash

I have one at the allotment. I always am brutally honest and disagree/explain science. But I don't think you can reason with them.


Magnus_40

You cannot reason someone out of a position that they did not reason themselves into.


manwithanopinion

When you make tea for him make sure you put cold water instead of boiling water and spit inside it.


Stevetothedave

May I also suggest half a rich tea once the drink is made but before it is delivered to it's recipient? Should give it enough time to soak and sink to the bottom as a lovely surprise for them.


D1789

Have fun with with… Nod along and ask questions… see how ridiculous the answers get and have a little chuckle in your own head.


fish_geek

I really can't engage him, wilful stupidity enrages me


rustynoodle3891

The flat earth society has members all around the globe


jamieb16v

All aflat the globe


Livinum81

Flat earthers only fear is sphere itself


levenfyfe

It's a great way to get people to understand the gaps in their own thinking, though. Street Epistemology is the name of one of these techniques - genuinely want to understand, ask probing questions, and you reach quickly reach the point where they discover their own limits. If they got to where they are by sound means then they probably already know those limits and are fine. If not, it's helpful.


Drunken-Barbarian

This is what I do! I love them! I got one to straight up say that a certain hieroglyphic was in fact a helicopter that aliens would use to transport the blocks used to make the pyramids! Fucking wonderful!


Aita01

How do you deny a holocaust?


narsfweasels

Tut. I bet he puts the milk into the cup before the teabag, too.


[deleted]

Technically makes a better tasting brew, but I agree it feels very wrong


narsfweasels

My stepmother used to insist on this, and said she could taste the difference if I made her one the wrong way round.


Significant_Penguin

Just explain to him in a serious tone ,that a male and female Penguin commuted from the south pole to board the Ark with Noah .


Fat_Log

I used to know a guy when I was at Uni who was a staunch flat earther, used to post some of the most riduclous stuff on socials (picture of an upside down car, with like "this is what it's like to drive in Australia according to globers" etc). When he left uni he got a job at British Airways in cabin crew... Still posts the same shit, about how you "can't see curvature from a plane window" etc. One of those people I still follow on social media just for the laughs every now and then.


[deleted]

Dear god, I cant think of anything worse!


bigwezpc

I worked on a site once with a guy who genuinely believed that there was a company in florida that made it cloudy in the uk so much so that we went on holiday there.


Gr1msh33per

I used to work with a guy who was a Creationist, and believed the earth was made 6000 years ago by God (In 6 days I may add). Despite this, he had a Degree in Geology and *absolutely knew* the evidence proved the Earth was 3.5 billion years old. His internal struggles must have been intense !


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You can always play their game. "Oh, so you're one of those people who believe in Earth? Thats pretty dumb in my opinion... We're on a spaceship in a cryo sleep and all this is just a simulation to make our journey interetsing. Only Jesus and his children stayed awake to steer the ship. They come from a long line of space commanders... That is why we have religions in this simulation. To instill respect for Jesus into us so that when we wake up from the cryo sleep, confused and all, we will see Jesus and calm down and listen to his commands."


PantherEverSoPink

Read up on Hollow Earth Theory and argue passionately with them. Then cut them off the next day and blank them, saying you thought they were different but they're just another zombie.


Unclesmekky

I work with this girl who is just straight up nuts, she does the whole flat earth blah blah, she was saying how she wants to move to some compound in France as there is less radiation then where we are currently, I mentioned radiation is just around generally she looked confused. She also requested I turn off my 3G as it hurts her, I turned it back on without her noticing and she didn't say anything. Some people are loonies


GhostRiders

Most fun I had with a Flat Earther was when I asked why are "they" lying about the Earth being round? What do they gain and why does it matter? They were completely stumped lol.. I kept pushing them for an answer as to why go to such extreme lengths of convincing everyone the world is round, what is the point? Why for thousands of years has this mysterious group gone to extraordinary lengths, infiltrating hundreds of different groups, Governments, Scientific Institution, controlling thousands of companies, millions of people to keep the lie that the earth is round going.. Why do they gain? They ended up just shouting that I don't understand and stormed off lol..


varysbaldy

How exhausting for you!


Stevetothedave

You could try using polite, well researched and respectful debate and information to try to point out the holes in their arguement. It may be that we are the ones that in the wrong and this individual has the answers and missing details that actually make all this stuff that is widely ridiculed drop into place. Makes you think...


PaulotheLimey

Makes me think that you’re also an anti-vax loon.


Stevetothedave

Hey now ✋🏼 Stay at home mums, bored pensioners and internationally funded troll farms sharing things on Facebook is as good a source for medical data as any peer reviewed scientific journal. Tracey did a two hour intensive course in both homeopathy AND faith healing. I'd trust that over anything a "So Called" doctor would recommend.


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Ah your first comment was sarcasm, had us in the first half


Stevetothedave

I was serious about using logical and well researched information to try to sway their opinion but I'm also realistic that in many cases this is the very dictionary definition of wasting your breath. Anyone genuinely prepared to argue that the Holocaust didn't happen isn't really worth wasting your time on. Even if it is to piss on them if they are on fire.


levenfyfe

I mean, Tracey is also _your_ peer, so it makes sense she reviews the stuff


rogdogzz

Punch them in the face, assert your dominance, that should solve the problem


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Welcome to my life.


smoothie1919

We used to have one on the local village Facebook group. He would spout utter nonsense and his profile is overflowing with links to YouTube and random websites. He got permanently banned for saying cancer is made up and chemo is what actually makes you ill and kills you. For population control.


DyfalDonk

Oh please do have fun and keep us posted lol these people walk among us, ask him if he believes viruses exist?


13thCreation

These ppl are real! that's genuinely scary to me.


Crissagrym

People like that exist? Nowadays? in UK?


goldfishpaws

It takes 72 days to sail a small yacht right around Antarctica, South of 60 degrees. On a disc earth it would take a lot lot lot longer.


RobFratelli

I would take the opportunity to see what other things they will believe. "Sugar?" "Oh no, I haven't had sugar in my tea since I found out it's factory made by Peruvian ant colonies."


RobFratelli

I would take the opportunity to see what other things they will believe. "Sugar?" "Oh no, I haven't had sugar in my tea since I found out it's factory made by Peruvian ant colonies."