Talk:Flat Earth
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This is the first article I've written, hopefully we can make it better. I think it's kind of an important article, because Flat Earthism is something that no normal person believes in, but those who do believe in it have used many of the same tactics as those who deny evolution and global warming. For example, in 1931, $5,000 was offered for anyone who could prove that the earth was round. That money was never collected, so therefore the Earth is flat. :-P Slink 18:01, 5 November 2007 (EST)
Man, antarctica is funkier than i thought. Where's the "There be monsters"?--PalMD-If it looks like a donut, eat it 18:35, 5 November 2007 (EST)
- They believe that Antarctica is not actually a continent. Instead, toward what we consider the center of antarctica, there is a 150-foot Ice Wall. Slink 18:37, 5 November 2007 (EST)
- It's Elder Things who're messing everything up, you know. If we could only perceive the world in its proper twelve dimensions, everything would be much clearer. --AKjeldsenGodspeed! 18:40, 5 November 2007 (EST)
I'm replacing the external link, because you linked to the parody Flat Earth Society instead of the real Flat Earth Society. :-P Trust me, these dudes are kooky enough. Slink 18:48, 5 November 2007 (EST)
OMG, you guys are too much. Finding this site makes me want to go do some celebratory strawman editing of conservapedia.
The end of the Illuminatus! trilogy suggests that the FES is, in fact, one big parody. (In you heart, you know it's flat)
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[edit] Spherical
Shouldn't we say "spherical" - or is that heresy? --Bobbing up 13:50, 27 June 2008 (EDT)
[edit] Relgion?
While I don't doubt for a second that the vast majority of the (real) flat-earthers are probably religious and likely to be creationists too, a quick scan of the forums of the main society doesn't show any arguments from scripture or anyhthing that would put the motives as being religious in nature. If I've just missed it after being smacked in the face by so much wierdness, please let me know ArmondikoV...I'll swirl your polyethylene! 13:19, 2 October 2008 (EDT)
- I've been round those forums a few times in the past and there were certainly some religious types (or apparently religious types) debating there.--Bobbing up 13:28, 2 October 2008 (EDT)
[edit] Poe's law
This would seem to be another example of Poe's Law. A good percentage of people posting of the flat earth forum must be parodists. But which ones? --Bobbing up 13:30, 2 October 2008 (EDT)
- Upon extensive examination of their forums, it is clear that the members with 4000+ posts are deadly serious. I made an account to view theirs; their post counts are all genuine. Most of the trolls who pretend to be Flat-Earthists are easy to pick out. The bonafide Flat Earthists' beliefs are so wacky, though, the line can be hard to draw...
- The Flat Earth Society isn't even a Poe, it's openly parody. It's about as serious as Pastafarianism.
[edit] Banner?
I'm so glad someone took the time to put a "Bull" template on the Flat Earth article, otherwise I might have fallen for it! RoundRobyn 21:19, 19 December 2008 (EST)
