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Da Pittman
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Flat Earth Society

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/sp...acy-theory8.htm

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May 21st, 2008 03:41 PM

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

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i posted about this before.

you think im bad? you should go visit the forum

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Re: Flat Earth Society

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

"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/sp...acy-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".

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Originally posted by Deano
i posted about this before.

you think im bad? you should go visit the forum

They have a forum eek!

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May 21st, 2008 03:56 PM

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They have a forum

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...

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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

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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/

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

scary really.

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

scary really.

the ice wall laughing

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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?

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Get your eyes checked, you clearly are myopic.

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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!

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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.

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

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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.

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god created the horizon illusion to test our faith.

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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.

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Shakyamunison
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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...

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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.

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May 21st, 2008 06:23 PM

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

http://theflatearthsociety.org/foru...p;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

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