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Is the Earth flat? Meet the people questioning science
Flat Earth

Archived 6 years ago from The Guardian
Is the Earth flat? Meet the people questioning science

To the casual observer, there is nothing remarkable about the crowd gathered in a convention room at a central Birmingham hotel. Middle managers on a staff team-building exercise, perhaps. But their conversations give them away. The clique in the corner discussing the moon landings. The man at the …

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What it’s like to attend a flat-earth convention
Flat Earth

Archived 5 years ago from Quartz
What it’s like to attend a flat-earth convention

At the end of last week, a group of people gathered in Birmingham, England for the first flat-Earth convention held in the UK. Most of the people at the convention attended because they believe in one of the most commonly held conspiracy theories of the modern era: that the Earth is flat. Similar …

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Flat Earth Convention makes case for ‘Pac-Man Effect,’ astonishing Cosmic Egg theory
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Archived 10 months ago from OregonLive
Flat Earth Convention makes case for ‘Pac-Man Effect,’ astonishing Cosmic Egg theory

The wall of ice that holds in the oceans (AP)”Are you serious?””Yes.”That’s the first question and its answer on the Flat Earth Society’s FAQ page. Flat-earthers insist they are serious: they believe our planet is flat.That Earth is in fact spherical was proven long ago, and yet belief in its …

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I watched an entire Flat Earth Convention for my research – here’s what I learnt
Flat Earth

Archived 5 years ago from The Conversation US
I watched an entire Flat Earth Convention for my research – here’s what I learnt

Speakers recently flew in from around (or perhaps, across?) the earth for a three-day event held in Birmingham: the UK’s first ever public Flat Earth Convention. It was well attended, and wasn’t just three days of speeches and YouTube clips (though, granted, there was a lot of this). There was also …

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Flat-Earthers Explain Why We Don’t Fall Off the Edge of Our Planet, and It Involves Pac-Man
Flat Earth

Archived 6 years ago from Live Science
Flat-Earthers Explain Why We Don’t Fall Off the Edge of Our Planet, and It Involves Pac-Man

More than 200 flat-Earth enthusiasts descended on West Midlands, England, this past weekend to “engage freely in deep and meaningful discussions,” according to the Flat Earth Convention UK. The Earth’s glorious globular-ness was proved more than 2,000 years ago by the ancient Greeks, but there’s a …

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The universe is an egg and the moon isn’t real: notes from a Flat Earth conference
Flat Earth

Archived 6 years ago from The Guardian
The universe is an egg and the moon isn’t real: notes from a Flat Earth conference

There was the three-hour presentation which contended that the universe is a giant egg. There was the Manchester musician who posited that the Earth is the shape of a diamond. And another who believes that the moon is a projection. Welcome to the Flat Earth UK Convention, a raucous departure from …

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How to argue with flat-earthers
Flat Earth

Archived 6 years ago from Vox.com
How to argue with flat-earthers

Thinking that the Earth might be flat appears to have grown in popularity in recent years. Indeed, flat-earthers are gathering for their annual conference this weekend in Birmingham, just two miles from my own university in the United Kingdom. But the Earth isn’t flat. Unsurprisingly, this isn’t …

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Which Pro Wrestlers Believe The Earth Is Flat?: An Investigation
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Archived 1 year ago from UPROXX
Which Pro Wrestlers Believe The Earth Is Flat?: An Investigation

WWE Flat Earth philosophy has gained the attention of the general public over the past few years. Rapper B.O.B. feuded with Neil deGrasse Tyson about its flaws and merits via diss tracks. NBA player Kyrie Irving rejects the idea that the Earth is round, as well. Several professional wrestlers have …

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A Third Of Millennials Aren’t Sure The Earth Is Round, Survey Finds
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Archived 8 months ago from CBS News
A Third Of Millennials Aren’t Sure The Earth Is Round, Survey Finds

CBS Local — A new survey has found that a third of young millennials in the U.S. aren’t convinced the Earth is actually round. The national poll reveals that 18 to 24-year-olds are the largest group in the country who refuse to accept the scientific facts of the world’s shape. YouGov, a British …

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A Third of Young Millennials Are Confused About This Incontrovertible Fact
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Archived 6 years ago from Live Science
A Third of Young Millennials Are Confused About This Incontrovertible Fact

The findings don’t necessarily indicate an epidemic of flat-Earthism, as only 4 percent of the 18- to 24-year-old age group said they actually believe the world is flat. Rather, there seem to be a relatively large number in this age group who are willing to entertain doubts: 9 percent said they had …

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