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11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat 14:20 - Nov 6 with 6956 viewsStokieBlue

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/06/brazil-flat-earth-conference-terra

Worrying times summed up rather excellently by a Brazilian professor:

“The internet gives a voice to these idiots”

Never a truer word spoken.

This is a new one on me, how can anyone take someone who says this seriously:

"Carvalho — who has also claimed Pepsi was sweetened with aborted foetuses"

Not surprisingly he's an acquaintance of Bannon.

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11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 17:24 - Nov 6 with 1704 viewsHerbivore

11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 17:20 - Nov 6 by SpruceMoose

I doubt you'll get six downvotes. People stopped taking you seriously months ago. At most you'll get an eyeroll and will continue to be ignored.


I gave them one of these:

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11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 17:25 - Nov 6 with 1702 viewsSpruceMoose

11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 17:23 - Nov 6 by caught-in-limbo

Thanks for not ignoring me... again.


I didn't actually bother to read all of what you wrote. I just saw it's you spamming a wall of text again, skim read it, see your bit about 'wah muh downvotes' and corrected you. Much like all your posts these days. You're welcome.

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11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 18:07 - Nov 6 with 1658 viewscaught-in-limbo

11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 17:25 - Nov 6 by SpruceMoose

I didn't actually bother to read all of what you wrote. I just saw it's you spamming a wall of text again, skim read it, see your bit about 'wah muh downvotes' and corrected you. Much like all your posts these days. You're welcome.


The gist of my post is the need to publicly attack the character of those who hold certain beliefs when you can't take apart the beliefs themselves.

In other words, exactly as you have demonstrated in your replies to my post.

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11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 18:08 - Nov 6 with 1655 viewsjeera

11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 17:18 - Nov 6 by NewcyBlue

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I know that buddy.

I was insinuating the book was on engineering.

It was a poor attempt at humour.

Anyway, you could play I-spy if you get bored I suppose.

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11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 18:12 - Nov 6 with 1651 viewsNewcyBlue

11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 18:08 - Nov 6 by jeera

I know that buddy.

I was insinuating the book was on engineering.

It was a poor attempt at humour.

Anyway, you could play I-spy if you get bored I suppose.

"Something beginning with S!!


It’s 0111 here. That’s my excuse for missing your humour.

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Although I have my kindle app so, I’ve got as many books as I want really. Technology, marvellous at times.

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11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 18:18 - Nov 6 with 1644 viewsSpruceMoose

11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 18:07 - Nov 6 by caught-in-limbo

The gist of my post is the need to publicly attack the character of those who hold certain beliefs when you can't take apart the beliefs themselves.

In other words, exactly as you have demonstrated in your replies to my post.


Yeah didn't read that one either.

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11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 18:57 - Nov 6 with 1615 viewsHerbivore

11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 18:18 - Nov 6 by SpruceMoose

Yeah didn't read that one either.


They're saying we need to debate with the flat earthers rather than point and laugh, or something.
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11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 19:03 - Nov 6 with 1608 viewsSwansea_Blue

11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 18:57 - Nov 6 by Herbivore

They're saying we need to debate with the flat earthers rather than point and laugh, or something.
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I took it that we only point and laugh because we can’t disprove their batsh*t crazy beliefs. Either is a bit daft. Argh, and I wasn’t going to get drawn in.

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11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 19:08 - Nov 6 with 1603 viewsHerbivore

11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 19:03 - Nov 6 by Swansea_Blue

I took it that we only point and laugh because we can’t disprove their batsh*t crazy beliefs. Either is a bit daft. Argh, and I wasn’t going to get drawn in.


Yes, they seem to think we don't have a valid counter argument to people who are claiming the Earth is flat.

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11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 19:16 - Nov 6 with 1598 viewsjeera

11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 19:08 - Nov 6 by Herbivore

Yes, they seem to think we don't have a valid counter argument to people who are claiming the Earth is flat.


The whole flat Vs round argument is absurd anyway.

When we all know it's triangular.

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11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 19:23 - Nov 6 with 1589 viewsfooters

11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 19:16 - Nov 6 by jeera

The whole flat Vs round argument is absurd anyway.

When we all know it's triangular.


Now you're just being obtuse.

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Just watched all of this... on 19:28 - Nov 6 with 1580 viewsFunge

11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 14:39 - Nov 6 by DanTheMan

My personal favourite video on Flat Earth



... good video.

Bloke hit the line perfectly between being funny, and not falling into condescension.

Cheers Dan, enjoyed that.
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11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 19:32 - Nov 6 with 1570 viewscaught-in-limbo

11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 18:57 - Nov 6 by Herbivore

They're saying we need to debate with the flat earthers rather than point and laugh, or something.
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No,. We ignore the flat earthers because they aren't genuine.

Calling them "dangerous" or "worrying" is playing into their hands.

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11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 19:34 - Nov 6 with 1569 viewsNewcyBlue

11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 18:07 - Nov 6 by caught-in-limbo

The gist of my post is the need to publicly attack the character of those who hold certain beliefs when you can't take apart the beliefs themselves.

In other words, exactly as you have demonstrated in your replies to my post.


I know you’re not debating the flat earth point, more the response.

If these people understood the difference between Mercator projection and gnomonic projection and the maths behind Great Circles and Rhumb Lines then there would be no arguments.

I have actually been teaching my Burmese deck cadet about sailings and navigational maths this week.

The idea the Earth is flat is utterly baffling.

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11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 19:40 - Nov 6 with 1558 viewsjeera

11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 19:34 - Nov 6 by NewcyBlue

I know you’re not debating the flat earth point, more the response.

If these people understood the difference between Mercator projection and gnomonic projection and the maths behind Great Circles and Rhumb Lines then there would be no arguments.

I have actually been teaching my Burmese deck cadet about sailings and navigational maths this week.

The idea the Earth is flat is utterly baffling.


Well I have Googled ' gnomonic projection' and can safely confirm it has nothing to do with little guys in pointy hats.

I feel enlightened on that at least.

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11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 19:57 - Nov 6 with 1549 viewsNewcyBlue

11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 19:40 - Nov 6 by jeera

Well I have Googled ' gnomonic projection' and can safely confirm it has nothing to do with little guys in pointy hats.

I feel enlightened on that at least.


Draw a straight line on a gnomonic chart and you’re actually drawing a curve.

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11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 19:59 - Nov 6 with 1544 viewsjeera

11m Brazilians believe the Earth is flat on 19:57 - Nov 6 by NewcyBlue

Draw a straight line on a gnomonic chart and you’re actually drawing a curve.


I give up.

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