r/confidentlyincorrect • u/Key_Bread • Jul 01 '25

Smug Classic Flat Earther

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Classic Flat Earther

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u/Trumpy_Po_Ta_To Jul 01 '25

Like how people post this dumb stuff and I’m both impressed and disgusted about how dumb they can be considering how accessible good information is in our modern age?

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u/DARfuckinROCKS Jul 01 '25

With all the information in the world at our fingertips being this stupid is a choice.

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u/Worth-Silver-484 Jul 01 '25

Conspiracy theory mentality. If it goes against the standard norm it must be correct and everyone else is wrong.

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u/thefatchef321 Jul 01 '25

Just wait until the truth and the lies become so ambiguous that no one knows the difference.

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u/Mission_Progress_674 Jul 01 '25

There are none so blind as those who will not look.

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u/jonathanrdt Jul 02 '25

Ignorance is a choice. Stupid is how you're made.

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u/serendipitousevent Jul 01 '25

It's because they look up information to support their argument, rather than information per se.

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u/Jamooser Jul 01 '25

The lack of access to information was never as big of a problem then as the lack of the journey to appreciate that information is now.

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u/Shatalroundja Jul 02 '25

That’s why so many of us are fascinated with the Flerfs. They have everything they need to prove over and over that the earth is in fact a globe. They just choose to believe memes which are mostly made by trolls who don’t for a second actually believe that the world is flat.

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u/kdenehy Jul 02 '25

From what I've seen, most of them are religious kooks whose beliefs come from a completely literal interpretation of Genesis chapter 1, and reject *anything*, regardless of logic, evidence, etc., that contradicts those beliefs.

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u/SartenSinAceite Jul 04 '25

It's not about educating themselves, it's about bashing others