A flat earth

[Wedjat]

So everyone has heard of the flat earth society, but on a whim tonight I decided to search out their website and read most of it. Some of the stuff on there is really fantastic.

The Flat Earth Society

They claim for example that there are no satellites.

My first thought was "well how do GPS systems work"

But that was quickly answered in their FAQ "pseudolites" (which remain completely unexplained, presumably some kind of long range radio tower) do their job. And when navigating airplane flights they purposefully warp and twist the routes to make travel times seem longer and shorter to fit the world wide conspiracy.

Really, it doesn't get any better than this. I recommend it for some light and humorous reading.

 

[Bushido216]

The Sun's area of light is limited to a circular area of light upon the earth much like the light of a lighthouse is limited to a circular area. This means that only certain portions of the Earth are lightened at a time. It also describes how night and day arise in Flat Earth. The apparent view of rising and setting are caused by perspective, just as a flock of birds overhead will descend into the horizon as they fly into the distance.

Someone should tell them the visual effect on the flock of birds is due to a spherical earth. That'd be funny to watch.

 

[Wedjat]

I bet you there would be enough people that would donate to have NASA send their president up and have him do a space walk. Now that would be funny to watch.

 

[LightHorseman]

CSTDT Quotes for February 2010

language warning. Site called "Conspiracy Theorists Say the darndest things"

 

[AV1611VET]

The Flat Earth Society runs on Poe's Law.

What's funnier --- the society or those who are enamored by it?

 

[Frattracide]

Their "pseudo-satellites" have been described as a network of radio towers transmitting satellite information. One time, on their forum, I tried to explain the problems with a
line-of-sight network like the one described but they eventually closed the thread.

 

[Wedjat]

Yeah, when one of their (actual) reasons for why a round earth couldn't exist is that you'd fall off the bottom, I wouldn't expect any sort of reasoned argument about radio towers getting through to them.

Welcome to the forums by the way, hope you stick around.

 

[Frattracide]

Well thanks. I like this place. Oh and AV1611VET, whether or not they are serious, The FES is hilarious. I mean, what's not funny about radioactive, mutant penguins dedicated to keeping a global conspiracy?

 

[Agonaces of Susa]

The Flat Earth Society is mostly atheists as far as I can tell.

It's an atheist front organization.

 

[Frattracide]

What is it a front for?

 

[Agonaces of Susa]

What is it a front for?

Atheism.

 

[LightHorseman]

The Flat Earth Society is mostly atheists as far as I can tell.

It's an atheist front organization.

Why does athiesm need a "front"?

 

[Agonaces of Susa]

Why does athiesm need a "front"?

Are you familiar with Poe's Law?

 

[Frattracide]

Atheism.

Ah. . . Those sneaky jerks.

 

[LightHorseman]

Are you familiar with Poe's Law?

Indeed I am, and since you did not put a smiley in your post, under Poe's, it is impossible to tell if you were serious or not.

 

[OutsideNormal]

Yeah, when one of their (actual) reasons for why a round earth couldn't exist is that you'd fall off the bottom, I wouldn't expect any sort of reasoned argument about radio towers getting through to them.

Welcome to the forums by the way, hope you stick around.

Silly people. Everyone knows that gravity is just a mass delusion, and that if we all stopped believing in the delusion then we would all go flying into space.

 

[Agonaces of Susa]

Indeed I am, and since you did not put a smiley in your post, under Poe's, it is impossible to tell if you were serious or not.

Did you take Mr. Poe seriously when he didn't include a smiley in his original post?

 

[AV1611VET]

Did you take Mr. Poe seriously when he didn't include a smiley in his original post?

I've noticed that, too.

Despite being the author of the law that bears his name, I've yet to see him use it.

 

[OutsideNormal]

I've noticed that, too.

Despite being the author of the law that bears his name, I've yet to see him use it.

That's because he was describing other peoples behavior not his own.

 

[Bushido216]

I have noticed that some of the people there seem almost too absurd to be serious. That being said, that's an awful lot of effort put in to Poe the world. I can see coming up with a website or something static like that, but maintaining a forums and writing newsletters just to Poe people seems a bit over the top. I mean, you'd have to be really dedicated, not to mention the fact that it seems to have a pretty long history.

Has someone looked into the veracity of their organization's historical claims? Are they really a left-over from some other group?