That Time Geocentrists Tricked A Bunch of Physicists

Clickbait Title: Is There Proof We Really Are The Center of the Universe?!

Shortly before the election my cat escaped the house and got her belly covered in sticky mud which then picked up all sorts of junk. During the extremely needed bath, which she hates, I lost control of her head and she managed to latch onto my arm and break the skin with two teeth. It looked kinda rough, so I figured I should get a tetanus shot in the morning. By the time the clinic opened I was in some of the worst pain of my life, the swollen bite looked like a tennis ball was embedded inside my arm, and the selling was pressing constantly against my ulnar nerve. The pressure was so intense that I could feel gravity pulling on my skin and fingers. Anyway, that's a big part of why this is late.

Written and performed by Dan Olson

[KarhsXII]

always fascinated by the idea that "a balanced discussion" means "treating all arguments as equally plausible regardless of evidence" and not, ykno, "treating all pieces of evidence with the same level of scrutiny."

[SovietWomble]

I've always wondered if these charlatans have quiet moments of panic? We all have them, surely. Those moments where you're lying awake and worried about the future. Do they ever pause and go "WHAT AM I DOING?!"

[QueenDaydream]

I think the funniest thing about that guy’s hang up with being told “dude, that’s your reality” is that whoever said that obviously didn’t literally mean he was living in a different universe or something like he clearly has interpreted. I mean, I can clearly imagine this interaction. You meet some crazy guy who thinks the earth is the center of the universe, and realize arguing is pointless so u just leave it. “Dude, That’s your reality” was clearly just said the same way one might say “let’s agree to disagree” or “I’m not going to argue with you about this”

[EnsignGeneric]

"We have no chance against the forces areayed against us."

What, gravity and electromagnetism?

[cara-seyun]

“Effectively interviewed himself to make himself seem like an expert”
Me in the shower winning fake arguments.

[colette]

"earth?" "gay." "moon?" "lesbian." ... "neptune?" "straight trans man, married to the sea."

that ending bit was 100/10 omg

[GentlemanBones]

17:25 After another rewatch of this video, it only just really hit me how funny this claim is.
"The highest grossing-" Wow!
"-single screen opening-" Hm.
"-in America-" okay.
"-that weekend." Did, like, six people come to see it?

[sayvionwashington]

"All positions in an argument should be treated equally."
My brother in Christ, the other guy sniffs glue and is wearing an SS Uniform. He lost Frame 1.

[Asylumrunner]

Dan's really cornering the market on "soul crushing realizations that, yes, people are really like this", great work

[qeauxduis]

interviewing yourself while talking about someone interviewing themselves has to be endlessly amusing

[kkyehh]

the part where sungenis says "moses wrote genesis chapter 1 therefore everything happened exactly as was written" is so damn wild to me. imagine if there were people 2000 years in the future who genuinely thought the events of Homestuck actually happened

[Freelix]

nutjob documentaries be like:

2 minute clip: *well-explained overview of the concept of thrust, simply illustrated in layman's terms, consistent with established science and practice* - John Smith, astrophysics Phd
10 second clip: "COULD THAT BE HOW ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS VISITED MARS?" - William Wackadoo, author of 'The Stars Know Your Name'
*Cool CGI clip showing a giant hand reaching from the surface of a gas giant*

[aboxintheblack]

“Are we significant or just a cosmic accident?” These assertions aren’t mutually exclusive. We can easily be both.

[InvincibleWereWeasel]

The last minute of this video is a gem and it’s illegal for anyone to skip it

[CatMomMarina]

It's surreal watching a guy ask the most convoluted and confusing interview question ever and then proceed to say "As you can see, we were very forthcoming" hsuashuassuhsuah

[GleefulNihilism]

Isn't this the same "documentary" that also tricked Kate Mulgrew into narrating because they thought getting a Star Trek Captain to do the voice would give it more weight, and she flat out says "they told me I was going to be narrating a Sci-Fi film".

[timothypickarski]

I love this recent strategy of being so wildly wrong that it’s hard to be proven wrong at all. Like where do you even start a discussion with a person who thinks the very concept of science is inherently corrupted against their point of view.

[pintlemounted]

It’s common knowledge that the universe is centered around azathoth, the blind idiot eldritch god that dreams this all up. He must be kept asleep, for if he ever wakes up the universe ends.

[DIABETOR]

I don’t know much about science but I’m a firm believer that my puppy, Benji, is the center of my universe.

You could say I’m a Benjiocentrist.

[MegaVidFan]

27:45 After rewatching this video again and again, I finally can translate this paragraph simply. "Turns out, Cancel Culture has always existed! If Christians became dominant again, like in Reagan's Era, then Cancel Culture will stop oppressing us (for being mean to gay people) and go back to oppressing them! (For being gay)"
He literally says the quiet part loudly. Or at least writes it in plain text. He just utilizes the same tactic you show later, where he says so many words you lose track of what he means and so it seems more sensible.