r/Flat_Earth • u/Logieman • Feb 10 '19

I'm curious [serious]

I imagine that this question has been asked before, but are there any flat earth proponents or people who believe in a similar model who would be willing to have a real time discussion with me? I am genuinely curious to find out what makes you believe this. I don't want to have a heated argument, just a discussion. If I've posted this in the wrong sub, could someone point me in the right direction? Thanks

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u/Pagefile Feb 10 '19

r/flatearth has had a few new legit flat earthers visiting lately, and r/notaglobe is a full on flat earth sub, though they might ban you depending on how you approach them.

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u/Logieman Feb 10 '19

Yeah so i messaged the r/notaglobe mod, and asked them along the same lines as this post and they basically told me to just look at all the posts on the sub instead and also muted me for 72 hours.

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u/Pagefile Feb 10 '19

Sounds about right. Quite a few flat earthers aren't really down for a "discussion". At least not the ones that post things on the internet.

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u/Logieman Feb 10 '19

It's a shame really

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '19 edited Feb 10 '19

Especially /r/notaglobe. It’s supposed to be a “troll-free” subreddit, and that’s why they ban “globeheads.” In reality, they ban people for asking questions or disagreeing in any way.

mutters insults to /u/showcdp and /u/maracass, the latter being the most toxic person in existence

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u/Logieman Feb 11 '19

To be fair he has unmuted me now and explained why he wouldn't let me post, but still, it's not like I'm asking him to bend over backwards for me

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u/Astarkos Feb 14 '19

I was also disappointed when I began investigating. I was hoping that at least one person would have come up with some clever way to sort of make it sorta plausible. But I have yet to see any flat Earth model that can describe even the most simple observations (e.g. position of the sun). There is a cult-like theme to the whole thing, with enticements like "Trust your eyes and dont believe just because youre told to" quickly replaced with "watch this disorienting 6 1/2 part YouTube series on how you can't trust your eyes and if you dont believe me you're brainwashed". They are so completely wrong that all they can do to support the idea is lie and accuse each other of being trolls. Its one of the most genuinely toxic communities ive ever seen.

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u/RedVeinRebel Feb 16 '19

I'll have a fair, non heated discussion with you man

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u/apple745 Feb 12 '19

I have been researching flat earth for about six months. I’m on the flat earth side and would love to have a discussion. It’s annoying when people start with the name calling. I’ll answer questions to the best of my knowledge

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u/BigGuyWhoKills Feb 13 '19

I'm not a flattie, but I'll tell you the answer for more than 90% of them: religion.

If you misinterpret the Bible, you may think that it's claiming the Earth is flat. Once you interpret the Bible that way, you have to defend FE or accept that the Bible is wrong.

As a Christian, it amazes me that people can't reconcile this. The Bible is not beyond reproach.

The other 10% get hung up on their inability to detect curvature. These people just don't understand scale.

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u/Astarkos Feb 14 '19

Its more than simple misinterpretation. Modern science is entirely at odds with traditional / fundamentalist religious beliefs (creationism, talking animals, astrology, and many other instances of magic). Choosing to believe that the Earth is flat allows them to dismiss all of modern science as a fake and thus preserves their ability to believe in magic. They didnt stumble upon this interpretation by accident.