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Behind the Curve illustrated how flat Earth believers rely on poorly-verified claims. Mark
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I was reading the article and I noticed that the source supporting the claim that the flat Earth argument is a conspiracy theory is a news article from 2016. Since then, there are several academic studies demonstrating that it is indeed a conspiracy theory. I added them to the reference in the intro.
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I think this experiment might be incorrectly attributed to
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Apologize in advance for my lack of education, and please correct me if i am wrong, but it seems to me the most effective way to counter the anti-white propaganda of flat earth theory, is to simply duplicate history and describe the experiment that
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As I understand it, Galileo's experiment was to compare the length of two columns of equal height, set in the earth, miles apart from each other, at a specific time of day. The length of the shadows were significantly different, and
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Sargent was not finding long flights which should have been present in his theory of a stretched out southern hemisphere. Or did he? Not clear what he claims and why this would support his view. Thank you for your work.
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This is an easy thought experiment intelligent people can imagine, and would go a long way towards illustrating the intellectual deficiencies of those who are incapable of imagining this simple proof.
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