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Read Story TranscriptYou have likely grown up learning the world is round. But, believe it or not, there is a community of people that thinks the Earth is flat.Just this month, a city councillor in Gatineau, Que., made waves when she questioned evidence that the Earth is round.When Alan Burdick, an …
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There is a theory that the Earth is flat. According to this belief, our planet is like a disc, and not a sphere as we are told now. The flat Earth theory holds that the North Pole is the centre of the disc, which is surrounded by a wall of ice in the form of Antarctica. Beyond this point, there is …
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The blood-red color of the moon during a total lunar eclipse may be difficult to explain without a basic understanding of orbital mechanics, but flat-Earth conspiracy theorists have come up with a way to circumvent scientific facts and construct a creative explanation of the phenomenon. During the …
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Share selection to: If you type ‘flat Earth’ into Google, you’d be joining a group of people that have helped to triple the search term over the last couple of years. In fact, a recent YouGov poll found that only around two-thirds of Americans aged between 18 and 24 believe that the Earth is round. …
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A group of people who believe the Earth is flat have announced their “biggest, boldest, best adventure yet”: a Flat Earth cruise scheduled for 2020. The cruise, organized by the Flat Earth International Conference, promises to be a lovely time. Flat earthers – who include the rapper B.o.B. and …
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The first time I watched a Flat Earther YouTube video, I was entranced. The theory was that Earth used to be populated by giant trees, and so any change in elevation on Earth was actually just giant tree stumps. It made so little sense that I needed to know more about the theory, so when YouTube …
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We went to a flat-Earth convention and found a lesson about the future of post-truth life *** This archive is incomplete. The original version from The Colorado Sun can be found here ***
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Joella Baumann/CPR NewsMiguel Angel, a former U.S. Marine sergeant from Dallas, Texas, isn’t a full-fledged flat Earther. He instead refers to himself as an observational scientist and considers the state of the world to still be an open question. Few things in life are as unassailable as the …
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The shape of the Earth is a spheroid, right? A YouGov study conducted this year says a third of people ages 18-24 aren’t sure our planet is round.”If you believe we live on a globe, I know you’re deceived.” Welcome to the Flat Earth International Conference. “NASA has obviously lied to us on …
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Rick Hummer, an emcee at a flat Earth conference in Denver, looked into a sea of people and asked them to repeat three words.“I’m not ashamed,” Hummer said. The crowd eagerly responded. “I’m not ashamed of ridicule,” they chanted. “I’m not ashamed of mockery. I’m not ashamed of insults.” Mocked and …
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