Comments on: Flat Earth? Really?

By: FES

FES — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:45:37 +0000

Hello,

I am a member of the Flat Earth Society. You should not take our position so lightly. Indeed, we ran several experiments and all conclude that the Round Earth Theory is invalid.

Most pictures of the round earth are the result of perspective and distortion due to photoelectric distortions of the atmosphere. We are also verifying if the Flat Earth model is not in an Orlando-Ferguson state.

Best regards with due respect,

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 19:48:52 +0000

If you have ever read there FAQ it says that sustained space flight is not possible and Temp flight is,Therefore the 2500+ satellites orbiting earth, The signals received are faked by towers or some other devises totally absurd.
Since anyone with binoculars can see the space station pass by since it orbits every 90 mins. This made me laugh till my ribs hurt.
I wonder what size of tower it would take to fake a satellite signal and where are these towers or devices that make up the 2500+ satellites orbiting earth?LOL I don’t think they truly Believe.
I think they laugh just as hard as I do, when they try to debate they deflect and avoid they will attack spelling punctuation, seems they won’t actually give a straight answer I have tried for a few hours to get them to show me a few of these towers that can fake a satellite signals to no avail but I have been having so much fun at their expense now they are probably going to change the FAQ and try to explain how the satellites can orbit a infinite flat earth,If that is even possible.

By: dave

dave — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:42:49 +0000

GET.A.SENSE.OF.HUMOUR

By: paul meyer

paul meyer — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:01:48 +0000

Suspect the flat earthers are folks who have never been more than 20 miles in any direction from their place of birth, and think that’s all there is to the world. And they dropped out of high school in the 10th grade, and flunked any science class they took, if any. It’s hopeless to enlighten authoritarian ignorance. Just ignore them if they aren’t in a position to influence public or educational policy.

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By: The Creep

The Creep — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:35:34 +0000

The Earth is flat.

By: FETftmfw

FETftmfw — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:45:56 +0000

You know, some of you people think you are SOOO smart, don’t you?
You’re so smart in fact, that you don’t even understand the true nature of the website and/or its members.
Instead of talking out of your collective arses here where you think you are safe, go here: http://theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php , sign up and prepare to defend yourselves. You have no idea what the website is about. Well, I’ll admit that some of you have an idea and others have even hit the nail on the head, but the majority of you are too full of yourselves to go and have a sensible debate about what you THINK you know.
Our website challenges you to use your brain. It challenges you to think for yourself. It has even renewed some people’s interest in astronomy, physics and oh, check this out – debating.
Obviously, some of you are only going to believe what you want (as evidenced by those of you that completely ignored the people on this site telling you what the site is REALLY about) and will only get mad, frustrated and driven to drinking, but some of you may actually get the hint and have some fun.
Go on now, I dare you.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:30:25 +0000

http://theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=9820fab82ffd2c451d6fbe29bdf5a353&topic=11211.0

This website takes the tinfoil cake!

By: Top 10 Ways to Know the Earth is Not Flat >> SmarterThanThat

Top 10 Ways to Know the Earth is Not Flat >> SmarterThanThat — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:30:15 +0000

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By: mercury

mercury — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:16:51 +0000

If earth was like a disk, all of the world would be day or night at one specific time, and not part of it night and part of it day, and changing gradually to day or night, of course this explanation is for flat earthers ! And you don,t need to claim the satellite photos are fake, what do you say about regular airplanes when you see by your own eyes at high altitudes ?

By: kuhnigget

kuhnigget — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:49:12 +0000

Okay, way late, and probably way beyond the who cares stage, but I’m afraid my estimate of the book “Flat Earth” by Christine Garwood just went down a notch.

Check out this howler, from page 232:

In April that year Soviet cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov became the first man to complete a space walk, during the Voskhod 2 mission. Predictably, Shenton (a flat earther in the U.K.) advanced cutting criticism of the footage of this remarkable event, contending ‘The argument that everything is carried round with the Earth by the force of gravity is now destroyed – the films show Leonov in a state of weightlessness and clearly beyond any supposed force.’ In fact, Leonov’s weightlessness was to be anticipated because gravity does not exist far beyond the earth; consequently the footage provided acceptable proof that he was in space.

Um…”gravity does not exist far beyond the earth”????

I know this is more history book than science textbook, but…it’s the history of a scientific argument.

By: Dave W

Dave W — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:27:14 +0000

Hey Phil-
Have you heard of Poe’s law? It’s an internet law in the style of Godwin’s law, etc… Poe’s law states, basically, that it is impossible to write a parody of fundamentalist thinking that is so off the wall that it will not be taken seriously by someone. Another implied aspect of the law is that it is impossible to distinguish between a fundamentalist website and a parody of one.

By: Ruprecht

Ruprecht — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:33:12 +0000

LOL at this Iraqi TV Debate between a fundamentalist and a physicist : Is the Earth Flat?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppjYDj9JUc

By: Mr. Davis

Mr. Davis — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:11:29 +0000

Unfortunately, he is the one talking out of ignorance. He didn’t even finish the article let alone research any literature on the flat earth theory. I understand his frustration. However, hopefully he realizes he is indeed the pot calling the kettle black.

By: Quiet Desperation

Quiet Desperation — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:55:08 +0000

I was at the library today and one of the new arrivals was the hardcover edition of “The Discworld Graphic Novels,” if that helps . . .

It does!

(Clicks away to amazon.com)

By: IVAN3MAN

IVAN3MAN — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:55:11 +0000

Did you know that Sir Patrick Moore is a member of The Flat Earth Society?
Look him up on Wikipedia and scroll down to the Personal Life section. Also check out the link at Ref. 7.

By: Ronn! Blankenship

Ronn! Blankenship — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:16:04 +0000

# Quiet Desperation Says:
August 12th, 2008 at 5:05 am

53 comments and no Discworld references. I’m disappointed, people.

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I was at the library today and one of the new arrivals was the hardcover edition of “The Discworld Graphic Novels,” if that helps . . .

By: Kol

Kol — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:09:36 +0000

Sometimes, to make your point, you have to defend the opposing view with vigor. Only then can it be seen as obviously ridiculous.

This seems to have been a sarcasm experiment gone wrong.

I’ll join the brigade and fight this fire by starting with my children.

Honestly, it looks like someone rolled eyes at a silly notion, presented this tripe as sarcasm and some people fell for it.

By: Sean O.

Sean O. — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:59:11 +0000

“If someone showed them my page, they’d probably just deny the existence of the internet.”

Classic. I had a good laugh over that line.

By: Harvestar

Harvestar — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:24:59 +0000

Satirical?

hardly.

My husband’s Earth Science teacher was a Flat Earth Society member.

Needless to say, they didn’t learn much. She ended almost every sentence with “but this isn’t really true.” or other such things.

grrrrr….

By: Gary Ansorge

Gary Ansorge — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:13:21 +0000

The Flat Earth Society is a satirical endeavor that’s been around for decades. Started as a joke on those whose beliefs were in direct contradiction to reality. RAther like the Flying Spaghetti Monster,,,

See, satire hard. Banana jokes easy,,,

GAry 7

By: Messenger of A'tuin, AKA themadlolscientist

Messenger of A'tuin, AKA themadlolscientist — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:39:41 +0000

Testing……….testing……….WordPress just ate my comment…….

@ Quiet Desperation:

53 comments and no Discworld references. I’m disappointed, people.

I did last night, but it’s stuck in the Black Hole of Moderation. Maybe because I put a link in it?

By: Messenger of A'tuin, AKA themadlolscientist

Messenger of A'tuin, AKA themadlolscientist — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:31:54 +0000

53 comments and no Discworld references. I’m disappointed, people.

I made one last night – but for some unknown reason, it’s stuck in the Black Hole of Moderation. Maybe because I put a link in it?

By: Don Snow

Don Snow — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:08:18 +0000

I didn’t know, until today, that anybody still paid any attention to Flat Earthers.