World upside down

[existentialist]

But... it's obviously stupid.

I'm not 100% convinced that this isn't an enormous windup.

 

[danny la rouge]

To you, granted. To me as well.

But remember that there are still people who genuinely seem to believe that the Earth is flat.

Are there, though? Are there?

 

[NoXion]

Are there, though? Are there?

Google it and you'll see people advocating for a flat Earth. Are you saying that they're all trolls?

 

[danny la rouge]

Google it and you'll see people advocating for a flat Earth. Are you saying that they're all trolls?

They're joking.

 

[NoXion]

They're joking.

All of them? Prove it.

 

[danny la rouge]

All of them? Prove it.

My faith in humanity is all the proof I need.

 

[sir.clip]

I started the thread to further my knowledge of the inside out world theory. But that got knock on the head & it turns out the world has a solid liquid core and the universe is expanding really fast & it all started with a big bang.
Wu Tang forever. protect ya neck

 

[NoXion]

My faith in humanity is all the proof I need.

That's wonderful and everything, but the problem isn't humanity in general, but with crappy education systems that fails to turn curious youths into skeptical adults. Instead they get taught how to pass tests, or if they're really unlucky they get fed a bunch of creationist bullshit. Plenty of people manage to become relatively informed citizens in spite of that, but too many end up falling through the cracks.

Personally I don't have any faith in humanity, although I also strongly disagree with the notion, common in religious circles, that humans are inherently depraved beings that need salvation. I believe that humans are ultimately products of their environment.

Which is why I blame the education system. It's good enough at teaching people how to read and write, but it fails to consistently instill critical thinking skills. Not surprising considering how inconvenient that would be for a lot of powerful and wealthy people.

 

[sir.clip]

That's wonderful and everything, but the problem isn't humanity in general, but with crappy education systems that fails to turn curious youths into skeptical adults. Instead they get taught how to pass tests, or if they're really unlucky they get fed a bunch of creationist bullshit. Plenty of people manage to become relatively informed citizens in spite of that, but too many end up falling through the cracks.
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Amen

 

[rubbershoes]

Are there, though? Are there?

There are. a FB "friend" came out as a flat earther recently

She's also an anti-vaxxer and a brexiteer so she'll clearly believe any crap that people tell her