Recently I’ve been tasked with taking down one of the most infamous conspiracy theories of all time, the Flat Earth Theory. This idea has been around probably since the beginning of time, and was only starting to be disputed since around the time of Pythagoras in the 6th century BC, although the spherical Earth idea didn’t really take hold until around the time of Socrates or Aristotle, the latter being one of the first (or quite possibly the first) person to provide evidence of the spherical Earth. Although many people will say that Christopher Columbus had to deal with opposition because they believed the Earth was flat, most Middle Age scholars agreed that the Earth was spherical.
Now that I’ve given you a brief history of the idea of the Earth being flat (which might have been a little dry but I love history so deal with it), it’s time for me to tackle the beliefs. Why on our beautiful Earth do people believe that it’s flat?
- Some people quote the Bible saying that it says that the Earth is flat. However, all of the passages that these people read are symbolic or poetic in nature and are not a literal representation. Common passages quoted include: Revelation 7:1, Isaiah 11:12, and Daniel 4:11. There are some texts that people use to agree with the first two references, but they say the same thing in the same context.
- Some people say that we should use a small globe we see in schools to navigate if the earth is really spherical. However, that’s not really a good argument, it’s a seemingly logical thought, but it’s still silly. Paper can obviously curve around a ball.
And there are many more arguments that they use but every argument that they bring up is almost instantly trolled on social media (thank you Elon Musk). It’s hilarious to see, and it’s hilarious to see the Flat Earthers set themselves up for failure every single time.
Now here’s the deal, as always, I’m going to state my stance on this topic. Obviously, the Earth is not flat. The idea of it being flat is so stupid! This is almost as bad as that Alex Jone’s thing about “turning the friggin’ frogs gay!” Clearly, it’s a big cube. I’ve played enough Minecraft to know what the world looks like and no one can convince me otherwise (except Elon Musk, so if he ever reads this, he better convince me quick before I school him in Minecraft). If you’ve ever played Minecraft, you know what’s up.
(Disclaimer: I don’t actually dispute Elon Musk I just need to make myself smile while I’m writing:D thanks for reading)
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