Flat Earth Society

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Da Pittman
I've never heard of them before laughing

"In 1956, Samuel Shelton founded a society that subscribed to a theory about the shape of the Earth -- namely, that it's flat. Shelton based his theory upon what he called common sense and personal observation. He called the scientific evidence for a globe-shaped Earth "dogmatic," meaning scientists were making this claim without adequate evidence. Later, when people showed him pictures of the Earth taken by satellites, Shelton claimed the photos were fake. He and the members of his society continued to support the idea that the Earth is flat and that those who disagree are part of a conspiracy to keep the truth about the Earth hidden.

Shelton died in 1971, and leadership of the society passed to Charles Johnson. Johnson led the society until his death in 2001. Without leadership, the society fell apart. Critics of the Flat Earth Society say that its members simply deny any evidence that conflicts with their world view without offering real alternative hypotheses."

http://science.howstuffworks.com/space-conspiracy-theory8.htm

Shakyamunison
This reminds me of the guy on the RF who believes that the sun goes around the Earth. laughing

Deano
i posted about this before.

you think im bad? you should go visit the forum

dadudemon
Originally posted by Da Pittman
I've never heard of them before laughing

"In 1956, Samuel Shelton founded a society that subscribed to a theory about the shape of the Earth -- namely, that it's flat. Shelton based his theory upon what he called common sense and personal observation. He called the scientific evidence for a globe-shaped Earth "dogmatic," meaning scientists were making this claim without adequate evidence. Later, when people showed him pictures of the Earth taken by satellites, Shelton claimed the photos were fake. He and the members of his society continued to support the idea that the Earth is flat and that those who disagree are part of a conspiracy to keep the truth about the Earth hidden.

Shelton died in 1971, and leadership of the society passed to Charles Johnson. Johnson led the society until his death in 2001. Without leadership, the society fell apart. Critics of the Flat Earth Society say that its members simply deny any evidence that conflicts with their world view without offering real alternative hypotheses."

http://science.howstuffworks.com/space-conspiracy-theory8.htm

I read the remaining top ten theories. The dead cosmonaut and the shooting down of the satellite are pretty much the only plausible "theories".

Da Pittman
Originally posted by Deano
i posted about this before.

you think im bad? you should go visit the forum They have a forum eek!

inimalist
Originally posted by Da Pittman
They have a forum eek!

It is more of a swirling blackhole of nonsense so massive the light of logic and reason are incapable of escaping its gravitational idiocy

I didn't, and still don't, think they are real. Although I would have said similar things about geocentrism...

Da Pittman
Originally posted by inimalist
It is more of a swirling blackhole of nonsense so massive the light of logic and reason are incapable of escaping its gravitational idiocy

I didn't, and still don't, think they are real. Although I would have said similar things about geocentrism... It wouldn't surprise me if they were real, there are some really dumb people in this world messed

Robtard
Originally posted by inimalist
It is more of a swirling blackhole of nonsense so massive the light of logic and reason are incapable of escaping its gravitational idiocy

I didn't, and still don't, think they are real. Although I would have said similar things about geocentrism...

There are people who think the Earth is only 6k years old and that Dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus Rex ate grass in the Garden of Eden alongside the lambs and squirrels while Adam (made from dirt) & Eve (made from rib) frolicked about. So...

http://www.creationmuseum.org/

Deano
http://www.theflatearthsociety.org/forum/

scary really.

Da Pittman
Originally posted by Deano
http://www.theflatearthsociety.org/forum/

scary really. laughing the ice wall laughing

Shakyamunison
Anyone who truly believes that the Earth is flat needs to be locked away for their own safety.

All you have to do is go to the ocean and watch a ship sail away over the horizon. Where did the ship go?

Robtard
Get your eyes checked, you clearly are myopic.

botankus
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Anyone who truly believes that the Earth is flat needs to be locked away for their own safety.

All you have to do is go to the ocean and watch a ship sail away over the horizon. Where did the ship go?

Maybe the earth is just the 3-D top of a sphere half and a magnetic force pulls ships (who think they are going north) west.

Makes sense to me. eek!

Schecter
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Anyone who truly believes that the Earth is flat needs to be locked away for their own safety.

All you have to do is go to the ocean and watch a ship sail away over the horizon. Where did the ship go?

god created the horizon illusion to test our faith.

Shakyamunison
Originally posted by Robtard
Get your eyes checked, you clearly are myopic.

Originally posted by botankus
Maybe the earth is just the 3-D top of a sphere half and a magnetic force pulls ships (who think they are going north) west.

Makes sense to me. eek!

Originally posted by Schecter
god created the horizon illusion to test our faith.

laughing no expression

Robtard
Originally posted by Schecter
god created the horizon illusion to test our faith.

Which makes sense, since I've heard that the dinosaur fossils were aged and put into the earth by the Devil, to trick us.

Have to wonder why God would test us so, when God already knows Satan is deceiving us, we're getting it from both ends.

Shakyamunison
Originally posted by Robtard
Which makes sense, since I've heard that the dinosaur fossils were aged and put into the earth by the Devil, to trick us.

Have to wonder why God would test us so, when God already knows Satan is deceiving us, we're getting it from both ends.

That is what evil war gods do...

Schecter
no i think the belief is that god placed the dinosaur bones there to test our faith.
which makes it even more ****ed up, doesnt it? that would mean that god's a prankster, and if you fall for the prank you go to hell. these people also feel that this same god loves them.

Da Pittman
Their FAQ, you want a good laugh you have to read it.

http://theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=bb99cd5ee35ae33eff1fb23cba802c1c&topic=11211.0

Q: "Why doesn't water run off the Earth?"

A: There is a vast ice wall that keeps the water where it is. The ice wall is roughly 150ft high. This also explains why you can find a vast plane of ice when you travel south.

Antarctica as a continent does not exist.

laughing

Schecter
has it been confirmed that this isnt satire? please tell me nobody is this stupid.

Shakyamunison
Originally posted by Schecter
has it been confirmed that this isnt satire? please tell me nobody is this stupid.

I am sorry to tell you this, but there are people THAT stupid. Although I don't know if the site is real or not, but it does claim to be real. eek!

Schecter
dont all satire sites claim to be real? isnt that the whole point?

Shakyamunison
Originally posted by Schecter
dont all satire sites claim to be real? isnt that the whole point?

Yes, you are correct. Case in point, the flying spaghetti monster site. BTW, I love that site laughing . But check out this thread:

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f80/t474825.html

Transfinitum is a true believer.

Schecter
so is sithsaber a member of the flat earth society?

Shakyamunison
Originally posted by Schecter
so is sithsaber a member of the flat earth society?

I would not be surprised. laughing out loud

Deano
Originally posted by Schecter
has it been confirmed that this isnt satire? please tell me nobody is this stupid.

thats what i thought at the start.

Da Pittman
http://www.workingforchange.com/webgraphics/WFC/TMW022807.jpg

Something I was thinking of is what is on the other side eek!

Seems there are a few who do belive

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/flatearth.html

Symmetric Chaos
Originally posted by Schecter
has it been confirmed that this isnt satire? please tell me nobody is this stupid.

There are people that seriously believe far stupider things.

Devil King
So, does anyone know why the water in an Australian toilet spins in the opposite direction ours does?

Da Pittman
Originally posted by Devil King
So, does anyone know why the water in an Australian toilet spins in the opposite direction ours does? From their FAQ

Q: How come when I flush my toilet in the northern hemisphere it goes counterclockwise but I have this friend in Australia and when he flushes it goes clockwise?

You're mistaken. On a round Earth, the Coriolis effect adds at most one (counter)clockwise rotation per day; fewer as you get closer to the equator. The water in your toilet/sink/bathtub/funnel spins much faster than that (probably at least once per minute, or 1440 times per day) so the additional/lost rotation from the Coriolis effect wouldn't be noticed.

Devil King
So, does the water really go the other way?

Symmetric Chaos
Originally posted by Da Pittman
From their FAQ

Q: How come when I flush my toilet in the northern hemisphere it goes counterclockwise but I have this friend in Australia and when he flushes it goes clockwise?

You're mistaken. On a round Earth, the Coriolis effect adds at most one (counter)clockwise rotation per day; fewer as you get closer to the equator. The water in your toilet/sink/bathtub/funnel spins much faster than that (probably at least once per minute, or 1440 times per day) so the additional/lost rotation from the Coriolis effect wouldn't be noticed.

Unfortunately for them the Coriolis effect only matter on the scale used by artillery weapons and higher. In toilets the dominant factor is where the water is emitted from. That very attempt to justify their position proves they don't know what they're talking about.

Devil King
FLATICULAR? That's funny.

Da Pittman
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Unfortunately for them the Coriolis effect only matter on the scale used by artillery weapons and higher. In toilets the dominant factor is where the water is emitted from. That very attempt to justify their position proves they don't know what they're talking about. But it is the government that gave you the math to cover it up pitt_shifty

Shakyamunison
Originally posted by Da Pittman
But it is the government that gave you the math to cover it up pitt_shifty

Actually I get a check from the government every time I get on this forum and discredit the idea. laughing out loud

Robtard
Originally posted by Devil King
So, does the water really go the other way?

I believe the water flushes/swirls at the angle it is ejected/shape of the toilet. So it's up the the designer of the toilet.

Edit: I onced flushed a toilet in Italy and the water went straight down and then straight up towards me, luckily I have the reflexes of a cat, so I avoided being hit with my own urine. I say this, because I know you like anecdotes.

Moral of the story, Italians can't design a proper toilet.

Symmetric Chaos
Originally posted by Da Pittman
But it is the government that gave you the math to cover it up pitt_shifty

zomg! The conspiracy goes back to the 1500s!!!!!1111one!1eleventysix

Da Pittman
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Actually I get a check from the government every time I get on this forum and discredit the idea. laughing out loud Where do I signup big grin

Shakyamunison
Originally posted by Da Pittman
Where do I signup big grin

shifty If you don't know where to go and sign up, then you must be one of them.



laughing out loud

Da Pittman
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
shifty If you don't know where to go and sign up, then you must be one of them.



laughing out loud pitt_ninja

Bardiel13
No, the site isn't real in the sense that it's a gathering place for those who believe that the Earth is flat. The society itself may have existed but the website forum in question is just another place for males 18-30 to discuss random things and develop and use obscure internet memes. You know, like Somethign Awful and the channel boards.

Schecter
Originally posted by Robtard


Moral of the story, Italians can't design a proper toilet.

no, but we sure know how to clog it up

Zeal Ex Nihilo
Originally posted by Schecter
no, but we sure know how to clog it up
lol poop

Devil King
Originally posted by Robtard
I believe the water flushes/swirls at the angle it is ejected/shape of the toilet. So it's up the the designer of the toilet.

Edit: I onced flushed a toilet in Italy and the water went straight down and then straight up towards me, luckily I have the reflexes of a cat, so I avoided being hit with my own urine. I say this, because I know you like anecdotes.

Moral of the story, Italians can't design a proper toilet.

Are you sure you didn't accidentally piss in a bidet?

Schecter
i thought the same thing. wait...is that where they shit in the water and then drink it like a fountain? europeans are weird

ragesRemorse
I visited the flat earth forums, given by deano. The first quote is a question from a poster and the second quote is a reply to the question.

"3) If there is no such thing as gravity, then there can be no such thing as "moons". Moons are simply satellites of a planet pulled in by a planets gravitational effect on the object. How then, do we have a moon?"

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"We don't regard satellites as existing. Therefore in our worldview the moon is just that big white thing we see in the sky at night."


laughing out loud laughing

and another one

"Elaborate on the sun/moon rising/setting being an optical illusion. How is it an optical illusion? Is there a giant mirror on the "ice wall"?"

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"Atmospheric refraction"


ok, this just stopped being funny and got scary blink no expression

Devil King
Originally posted by ragesRemorse
I visited the flat earth forums, given by deano. The first quote is a question from a poster and the second quote is a reply to the question.

"3) If there is no such thing as gravity, then there can be no such thing as "moons". Moons are simply satellites of a planet pulled in by a planets gravitational effect on the object. How then, do we have a moon?"

-----------------------------------------
"We don't regard satellites as existing. Therefore in our worldview the moon is just that big white thing we see in the sky at night."


laughing out loud laughing

and another one

"Elaborate on the sun/moon rising/setting being an optical illusion. How is it an optical illusion? Is there a giant mirror on the "ice wall"?"

-----------------------------------------

"Atmospheric refraction"


ok, this just stopped being funny and got scary blink no expression

Re: the 2nd response

Clearly the moon and sun get larger because of a constant supply of cgi specialists wokring 'round the clock.

Re: 1st response

The moon clearly has no gravity because a) we didn't go there and b) those astronauts that go there floated off the surface. The tides respond to biblical verse and cable showings of The Gods Must be Crazy 2 .

Deano
it just has to be fake

Shakyamunison
Originally posted by Deano
it just has to be fake

We can hope.

chithappens
IF we can accept that people can believe, with full faith, that a man talked to a burning bush, turned a staff into a snake, and later split a sea because he was allowed to do so by an all powerful being, what is so surprising about this?

Da Pittman
Originally posted by chithappens
IF we can accept that people can believe, with full faith, that a man talked to a burning bush, turned a staff into a snake, and later split a sea because he was allowed to do so by an all powerful being, what is so surprising about this? I think the answer would be is that those feats that you have mentioned are hard to verify where as a flat earth can easily be verified.

chithappens
Originally posted by Da Pittman
I think the answer would be is that those feats that you have mentioned are hard to verify where as a flat earth can easily be verified.

Honestly, if you took their logic, it is just as hard to verify

Shakyamunison
Originally posted by Da Pittman
I think the answer would be is that those feats that you have mentioned are hard to verify where as a flat earth can easily be verified.

Not if you use the conspiracy trump card.

Da Pittman

chithappens

Deano
Originally posted by chithappens
IF we can accept that people can believe, with full faith, that a man talked to a burning bush, turned a staff into a snake, and later split a sea because he was allowed to do so by an all powerful being, what is so surprising about this?

thats very true

Shakyamunison
Originally posted by chithappens
You are right, but they are not going to bother so they are stuck in the abyss of bullshit

It makes them special. wink

Da Pittman
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
It makes them special. wink That is some kind of special laughing

Deano
Q: "What's underneath the Earth?" aka "What's on the bottom?" aka "What's on the other side?"

A: This is unknown. Some believe it to be just rocks, others believe the Earth rests on the back of four elephants and a turtle.

Da Pittman
Originally posted by Deano
Q: "What's underneath the Earth?" aka "What's on the bottom?" aka "What's on the other side?"

A: This is unknown. Some believe it to be just rocks, others believe the Earth rests on the back of four elephants and a turtle. laughing Forgot about that

Deano
from a member there:

the earth isnt flat..we know this

this site is mainly for humour

im willing to bet less than 5 people on here actually believe the earth is flat

its just a site to argue

Shakyamunison
Originally posted by Deano
Q: "What's underneath the Earth?" aka "What's on the bottom?" aka "What's on the other side?"

A: This is unknown. Some believe it to be just rocks, others believe the Earth rests on the back of four elephants and a turtle.

What's under the turtle? laughing

Da Pittman
Originally posted by Deano
from a member there:

the earth isnt flat..we know this

this site is mainly for humour

im willing to bet less than 5 people on here actually believe the earth is flat

its just a site to argue Don't shatter my dreams stick out tongue

Symmetric Chaos
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
What's under the turtle? laughing

A well-known scientist (some say it was Bertrand Russell) once gave a public lecture on astronomy. He described how the earth orbits around the sun and how the sun, in turn, orbits around the center of a vast collection of stars called our galaxy.

At the end of the lecture, a little old lady at the back of the room got up and said: "What you have told us is rubbish. The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise."

The scientist gave a superior smile before replying, "What is the tortoise standing on?"

"You're very clever, young man, very clever," said the old lady. "But it's turtles all the way down!"

Da Pittman
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
A well-known scientist (some say it was Bertrand Russell) once gave a public lecture on astronomy. He described how the earth orbits around the sun and how the sun, in turn, orbits around the center of a vast collection of stars called our galaxy.

At the end of the lecture, a little old lady at the back of the room got up and said: "What you have told us is rubbish. The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise."

The scientist gave a superior smile before replying, "What is the tortoise standing on?"

"You're very clever, young man, very clever," said the old lady. "But it's turtles all the way down!" laughing

Deano
i want to meet that lady and punch her in the gulliver...then give her 10 american dollars.

Schecter
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos

"You're very clever, young man, very clever," said the old lady. "But it's turtles all the way down!"

thats awesome. she was an OT (original troll)

Devil King
Originally posted by Deano
i want to meet that lady and punch her in the gulliver...then give her 10 american dollars.

That's what? Like 3 pounds?

Robtard
You're so wrong and gay.

1 British pound = 1.9765 U.S. dollars

chillmeistergen
So about five quid.

Ya Krunk'd Floo
Oops. Wrong place...

Schecter
were your look for the 'flat yet slightly concave earth society'?

Ya Krunk'd Floo
That's the one. Where's that thread?

Deano
krunks a flat earther! shun him

Da Pittman
Shun Shun pitt_fist

Ya Krunk'd Floo
Where's my mum? You two are bullying me...

Deano
you want stripin do ya!? you may get left alone on these forums but i'll cut you to bleedin ribbons if i get any more of you poxy lip!

Ya Krunk'd Floo
If I give you my lunch money, will you leave me alone?

BackFire
I'll give you head for your lunch money.

Ya Krunk'd Floo
I'm gonna run away now...

Deano
catch him backfire..before he tells

Schecter
Originally posted by BackFire
I'll give you head for your lunch money.

deal.

i was just going to buy some yogurt too...what a deal!

BackFire
Now I get some yogurt.

Deano
you cant beat yoghurt.. <(proper spelling) You naughty americans.

BackFire
Originally posted by Deano
you cant beat yoghurt.. <(proper spelling) You naughty americans.

Careful. That's how the aliens want you to spell it.

You sheep.

Schecter
Originally posted by Deano
you cant beat yoghurt.. <(proper spelling) You naughty americans.

they are both proper spellings.

Deano
there can be only ONE Conner

ragesRemorse
i dont think these people will ever be satisfied until the pay twenty million dollars to go into space, and even then i doubt they would believe the earth is round

superr
The Flat earth society may not be right, but at least there on the level

Bicnarok
The earth is actually an oblate spheroid, flatter at each end bulging in the
middle.

But maybe its all rubbish and were in some matrix like world where everything aint what it seems.

dadudemon
Originally posted by Bicnarok
The earth is actually an oblate spheroid, flatter at each end bulging in the
middle.

But maybe its all rubbish and were in some matrix like world where everything aint what it seems.

haha! thumb up Bringing that up in conversations is always funny to me.

Indeed. Saturn, having a "day" a little more than 10.5 hours is a much better example of an oblate spheroid. (Visually) A lot of people don't know/think about that when they consider the "spherical" aspect of the earth.

ibm1000
this is a very strange topic
good help

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