I’m a skeptic, and I love the flat-Earth movement

July 13, 2017 antivax, nasa

Archived 5 years ago from The Denver Post
I’m a skeptic, and I love the flat-Earth movement

Thinkstock by Getty Images The Denver Post recently featured an article about Coloradans who believe that the Earth is flat. As if that wasn’t surprising enough, some members of this community also believe that they are the recipients of flat-Earth prejudice, which I will now term “terrashapism.” I …

These Coloradans say Earth is flat. And gravity’s a hoax. Now, they’re being persecuted.

Flat Earth

July 7, 2017 nasa

Archived 5 years ago from The Denver Post
These Coloradans say Earth is flat. And gravity’s a hoax. Now, they’re being persecuted.

Every Tuesday at 6 p.m., three dozen Coloradans from every corner of the state assemble in the windowless back room of a small Fort Collins coffee shop. They have met 16 times since March, most nights talking through the ins and outs of their shared faith until the owners kick them out at closing. …

Chemtrails

July 4, 2017 nasa, russia

Archived 3 years ago from The Telegraph
‘Chemtrails’ and other aviation conspiracy theories – Telegraph

A remarkable video has emerged of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner spewing out a thick cloud of vapour as it flies over Russia. It was captured by pilot Lou Boyer from the cockpit of a passing 747, RT reports. [embedded content] The clip is bound to fan the flames of conspiracy on some of the more …

Chemtrails

July 2, 2017 nasa

Archived 6 years ago from St. George News
Chemtrails or contrails, which are they?

ST. GEORGE — If you’ve ever looked up to find those innocent-looking linear clouds of condensed water vapor left in the wake of passing aircraft and wondered why they appear noticeably thicker than decades ago, you’re not alone. There are a growing number of individuals who believe that these wisps …

Chemtrails

June 27, 2017 nasa

Archived 6 years ago from HowStuffWorks
What Are Chemtrails and Should You Be Scared of Them?

A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fact sheet on contrails explains that contrails — even long-lasting ones — are simply trails of condensation and that they are not harmful. However, conspiracy theorists have become suspicious that the contrails expelled from jets today are thicker and linger …

Flat Earth

June 13, 2017 nasa

Archived 6 years ago from PhillyVoice.com
Here are 10 fascinating reactions to the flat-earth billboard story

Some people just want to be heard. Others are mad that people who just want to be heard get heard, especially when it pertains to something they consider a nonsensical conspiracy theory. That’s my takeaway from the reaction to a story I wrote Monday about the Infinite Plane Society paying for a …

Chemtrails

May 26, 2017 antivax, nasa

Archived 6 years ago from Oneida Dispatch
Letters: ‘Chemtrail’ conspiracy | News

‘Chemtrail’ conspiracy The trails of exhaust left by aircraft in the sky never seemed so plentiful as they have lately. It seems like anytime there is a blue sky anymore it soon becomes polluted with lines, on some days, going from horizon to horizon, except most of them aren’t disappearing …

25 Space Conspiracies That Just Won’t Die

Conspiracy

May 7, 2017 cia, flat earth, moon landing, nasa, roswell, ufos

Archived 6 years ago from Space.com
25 Space Conspiracies That Just Won’t Die

Here are some of the wildest perennial space myths that just won’t go die. Credit: NASA/Getty On the internet, you need to be a skeptical reader these days. Claims of aliens and UFOs, Mars being abnormally big, or the moon turning green are the kinds of things you should check out carefully. Here …

Flat Earth

March 27, 2017 nasa

Archived 1 year ago from Sports Illustrated
Why athletes are drawn to the flat earth theory

Do you believe in gravity, and the science behind planetary formation? Do you turn up your nose at the thought of a giant ice wall at the edge of the world that extends into dark void? Do you believe that the NCAA didn’t purposefully sabotage Villanova’s championship run in order to preserve the …

Meteorologist Addresses Chemtrail Theories

Chemtrails

October 6, 2016 china, nasa

Archived 6 years ago from Eugene Weekly
Meteorologist Addresses Chemtrail Theories

Standing on the sidewalk, you look up in the sky and see a curious crosshatching of straight white streaks. These are airplane contrails — clouds formed when water vapor condenses and freezes around small particles that exist in aircraft exhaust, according to NASA. But to some in Eugene, these …

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