![]() The FE would then respond in one of several ways but never, NEVER, answered the challenge directly. ![]() The Flat-Earther (who I’ll call FE) began by declaring some factoid about the Earth, and the science communicator (who I’ll call SC) would respond with a simple challenge – something like “If that is true, then how do you explain this other thing?”. It was depressing to see how it played out. ![]() I found a lively discussion between the crew at Awesome Astronomy and a flat-earther who was helping them see the error of their ways. How does this happen? What makes sane adults, with an education and a job, buy into such nonsense? I spent a few days trying to figure it out by picking a topic (The shape of the Earth) and watching Twitter to see how people talked about it. And there’s no starker demonstration of this than the modern flat-earther. People who hear experts speak on science, politics, medicine, and say “Nope! I saw a YouTube about this, and I know better!”. All I know is that there’s a growing number of people who look at the vast store of human knowledge, and reject it. ![]() They tell us we’re living in a post-truth world, whatever that’s supposed to mean. ![]()
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