dgiharris
Old Crusty Vet
What scares me the most about FE believers is not so much what they believe, but rather, their thought process in coming up with their beliefs.Science is difficult, and makes disconcerting claims; if you don't have a decent science grounding, it can feel exclusive and elitist. Rejecting it in favour of provocative pseudoscience and reversing the burden of proof takes back control of the narrative.
I would argue that there are plenty of people who believe mainstream stuff however have thought processes that aren't too far removed from FE-ers.
The scary types of these are Youtube Videos featuring Ego-maniac idiot police...
Stop and think about this scenario. You get pulled over by someone who has the same thought process and reasoning abilities as a Flat Earther. They accuse you of doing XYZ when you did not do XYZ. You then go on to try to prove your case and argue with the officer (albeit politely of course) but all the evidence and reason you submit to said cop is rejected...
Of course, I'm not saying all police (or even a decent percentage) of them are FE-ers... what I am saying in general is that there is a non-trivial percentage of people (in various professions) who have horrifically bad and illogical thought processes and reasoning abilities that are on par with FE-ers.
That is why I find threads like this interesting and quite frankly scary.
Imagine running into these types of people in a situation in which they are in a position of power over you
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