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The Flat Earthers Are Still With Us

Posted by timothy on from the until-the-end-of-days dept.

narcberry writes "The BBC reports on a scientific community still holding to flat earth theories. From their article: 'Are there any genuine flat-earthers left? Surely in our era of space exploration — where satellites take photos of our blue and clearly globular planet from space, and robots send back info about soil and water from Mars — no one can seriously still believe that the Earth is flat? Wrong. Flat earth theory is still around. On the internet and in small meeting rooms in Britain and the US, flat earth believers get together to challenge the 'conspiracy' that the Earth is round.'"

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  1. Re:Scientific community? by unfasten · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The more correct thing to call them would be a co-host on The View.

  2. Yeah, the Earth is flat! by xayide · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My Uncle belonged to this society when he was in college in the 1970's. He likened it to the SCA. I love these guys because they will never, ever admit to the joke.

  3. Fake, fake and fake. by k33l0r · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I think someone is pulling a great prank. Just read this section in their FAQ:

    Q: "What's underneath the Earth?" aka "What's on the bottom?" aka "What's on the other side?"

    A: This is unknown. Some believe it to be just rocks, others believe the Earth rests on the back of four elephants and a turtle.

    That's straight of of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.