![]() ![]() Obviously, any coherent theory would have to explain this easily observable phenomenon, which is commonly ascribed to the curvature of the Earth’s surface. However, the real reason for my browsing was to see what the flat-earth explanation for ships disappearing over the horizon was. ![]() Reading that, I find it difficult to quell my nagging parody sense. Some believe it to be just rocks, others believe the Earth rests on the back of four elephants and a turtle. Q: “What’s underneath the Earth?” aka “What’s on the bottom?” aka “What’s on the other side?”Ī: This is unknown. Q: Why hasn’t this site been shut down by the government?Ī: Doing so would prove that the government is hiding something. Q: “How are the world governments organized enough to carry out this conspiracy?”Ī: They only appear to be disorganized to make the conspiracy seem implausible. Q: “If you’re not sure about the motive, why do you say there is a conspiracy?”Ī: Well it’s quite simple really if the earth is in fact flat, then the governments must be lying when they say it isn’t. Q: “What is the motive behind this conspiracy?”Ī: The motive is unknown although it is probably money Q: “What about NASA? Don’t they have photos to prove that the Earth is round?”Ī: NASA is part of the conspiracy too. ![]() Q: “Why do the all the world Governments say the Earth is round?” Out of curiosity, I clicked through to the Flat Earth Society forum, which James McIntyre moderates. In fact, in the classic conspiracy theorist/maverick manner, the two ‘zeteticists’ interviewed were really only in agreement about the non-sphericity of the Earth – John Davis thinks that it is a 9000 km thick slab of infinite extent, whereas James McIntyre believes it to be a disc 24,900 miles in diameter. To be fair, not everyone agrees about the turtle and elephants. There are still people out there who think that the world looks more like this*: There’s a curious story on the BBC website which highlights the fact that, despite the ready availability of pictures like this: ![]()
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