The theory of gravitation is an absolutely essential element of physics and astrophysics. I was not sure what to expect, although I did not have high expectations. And they are forced to attribute debunking of their ideas to a vast worldwide conspiracy.īut since their movement appears to be gaining more media exposure, I decided to take a look at the history and status of flat-Earth theories. They strive to carry out their own flawed “experiments” to demonstrate the planet’s alleged flatness. They have to deny evidence available to nearly everyone from worldwide air travel. They have to decry as fraudulent all photographic images of Earth from space. They have to reject coherent and non-controversial scientific explanations for a very wide range of phenomena, including all of modern astronomy and cosmology, and such everyday experiences as the rising and setting of the sun, twice-daily tides, gravity, the seasons, lunar eclipses, etc. In contrast to the other issues we cover, Flat-Earth believers are not driven, nor purposely misled, by people with clearly identifiable political, economic or religious agendas.
Tim Londergan, FebruIntroduction to Flat-Earth TheoryĪmong the various science denial issues we deal with on this site, most are more important, but none quite as confounding, as the social-media-boosted revitalization of beliefs in a flat Earth.
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