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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

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6. Spherical trigonometry exists for more reasons than just annoying advanced high school students...

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 11:18 AM

Jan 2019

Now, here's a fun forum about the trip from the Flat Earth Society:

https://www.theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php?topic=69146.0

Seems some of them think Antarctica is the wall stopping us from falling off the edge.

Do not refuse to click this link simply because of the title-- this guy knows his math:

https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/danny-faulkner/2018/12/14/second-flat-earth-international-conference/

It has been suggested that Flat Earth is merely a joke and no one really believes it, but one can never really be shocked by the levels of ignorance out there.

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All aboard the Flat Earth cruise - just don't tell them about nautical navigation [View all] muriel_volestrangler Jan 2019 OP

Haven't you heard? Their faith will enable them to walk home. Girard442 Jan 2019 #2

Has no one introduced these people to Eratosthenes? LunaSea Jan 2019 #3

Flat-Earthers are Flat-Earthers for psychological reasons: DetlefK Jan 2019 #5

"Attention everyone, this is your captain speaking..." DetlefK Jan 2019 #4