Why flat earthers scare me

The flat earther community seems to be growing, and it's beginning to worry me. It's not just a question of lacking science education, there is more going on here.

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[lipsterman]

Social media has taught me two things. First, there are some incredibly brilliant people in the world. Second, they are vastly outnumbered.

[Martin_Siegel]

Isaac Asimov said: "Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."

[OfentseMwaseFilms]

I also used to believe the Earth is flat, then I turned 5!

[cartimandua_]

Its crazy when they say look the water doesn't stick to my basket ball 😂. No? That could be because its sticking to the bigger ball beneath your feet. 😂😂

[alandenton]

Wikipedia says "The Flat Earth Society has members from all over the globe" Now that is what i call humour.

[dianafarmer]

As an Aussie I'm worried about them too. They said Australia dosen't exist, so I'm worried about where I've been for the last 65 years.

[BobDiaz]

In a funny way, I have to thank the Flat Earth People, because they challenged me to prove the Earth is not flat. So I thought up an experiment to prove whether it's flat or not. It was fun to go through the steps to prove that the results proved the Earth is NOT flat.

[Angarsk]

There's 2 kinds of Flatearthers: 1- The ones with a larger shoe size than IQ, and 2- The ones who know it's all nonsense, but make a lot of money out of it.

[RichardNeill]

I always assumed that the flat-earth movement was a very extended joke, where one of the rules was "you aren't supposed to admit it".

[Mozart]

I watch a lot of flat earth stuff on YT. What I've learned is that flat earthers don't want to learn anything. They just want their opinion confirmed. Anything that deviates from that is rejected.

[richardkalin]

There's more here than a simple belief. There's a sense of camaraderie, a sense of us versus the world. So many have so much invested in this that they just can't (won't) go back.

[craigbrown]

Gene Wilder says it best when he explains to Clevon Little, "You

[caravanlifenz]

As a New Zealander, I'm concerned by how dangerously close they've placed us next to the edge of the world where the water drops off 💧😭

[Vohtwomax]

I recently had a....debate with a flat earther. We were proceeding with the discussion up until he told me, AND I QUOTE, “not to use science and logic” when trying to persuade him.
So ended THAT conversation.

[kevinmcdowell]

That graphic of the sun and moon bouncing in and out of the ocean is amazing and the dinosaurs flipping... Im convinced, this flat earth thing sound like fun.

[juliachristinaheikamp]

I had my share of debates with flatearthers, trying to take them seriously.
I am done with that, counting all the online harassments following every attempt of discussion on eyelevel.
They become aggressive, act like heavily disturbed psychopaths, troll your accounts, tag you in public posts where they insult you and threaten you, pollute your messenger box with crap video's and silly photoshop memes, until all you can do is report and block them.
These people have serious issues I am afraid basic education does not fix, only therapy and meds.

[janthony]

Flat Earthers have nothing to fear but Sphere itself.

[johnmaynard]

“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
Voltaire

[adigaw]

The only thing flat earthers prove is that common sense isn't that common

[Shieldzany]

I used to think the earth was flat for 4 years, then I turned 5 years pld