• Storm
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    281 year ago

    I honestly don’t understand how people can think the Earth is flat in 2023. You can see it for yourself. Go to the coast of a sufficiently large body of water, and try holding a ruler up to the horizon.

    • @gandalf_der_12te@feddit.de
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      151 year ago

      I think at this point, it’s more a lifestyle and less a theoretical argument.

      Yes, a flat earth doesn’t stand up against science. But also, for most people it doesn’t make a difference in their day-to-day life. So they have little to no incentive to ever tackle that notion.

    • GladiusB
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      61 year ago

      It not flat! It’s concave! Flippin sheeple. Do your research!

      /s

    • @Got_Bent@lemmy.world
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      51 year ago

      I wish I had thought of this when I was growing up on the coast. How long would the ruler need to be to see the effect?

    • darcy
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      21 year ago

      anyone who unironically says they believe in flat earth is a fed