![]() ![]() ![]() The Flat Earth movement has gone through several incarnations over the last century, and its current form barely resembles its origins. But as a movement, it's a fascinating look at human nature. Why are people are so inclined to believe things that are clearly wrong, but that fit in with their belief systems? As science, it's entirely discredited. Official Flat Earth & Globe Discussion/Facebook - īut even while they might not want to discuss it objectively, what Flat Earthers believe, and how they express their beliefs, can teach a great deal about the nature of conspiratorial thinking. Spending time engaging with flat Earth social media, including watching popular YouTube videos, ATTN: found a mix of sincere belief that the Earth is flat, but almost as much trolling from "globalists" (the main flat Earther term for those who believe the Earth is round), and numerous other theories about 9/11, evolution, climate change, and Jews.ĪTTN: reached out to a number of Flat Earth Facebook group members for comment on their beliefs, and received mostly ridicule and circular arguments in response.įlat Earth Society/Facebook. It's this conspiratorial construct that powers much of the modern flat Earth movement. special forces raided his compound in Pakistan, believed he is still alive." One groundbreaking 2012 study found that people who "believed that Osama Bin Laden was already dead when U.S. Defeating the fallacious arguments individually is possible, but after a while, the effort becomes tiresome, and the skeptic moves on, allowing the believer to claim victory in absentia.Ī survey of these Facebook groups by ATTN: found that specific flat Earth beliefs are almost entirely intertwined with conspiracy theory beliefs as a whole, which is consistent with established research showing that if you believe one conspiracy theory, you're likely to believe others, even if they contradict. This is a common trait of conspiracy theories, which disregard simple and oft-proven explanations in favor of a torrent of dubious ones. The further one delves into flat Earth, the more technical and jargon-heavy the explanations for it become. #FlatEarth /hUdIofX59K- Justin Case June 23, 2017 Nasa is like worst liar in the world and some still believe we live on cartoon ball. ![]()
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