Question about the theory that the earth is really flat?

Question

is there any 'science' behind the theory and do its adherents take it seriously, or is it more of a fun, slightly subversive thing designed to get people questioning conventional beliefs?

Answer 1

I have heard of this flat earth society but have never actually met anyone belonging to it. I think I would need to speak to someone face to face to see if they are serious or not.

Answer 2

Don't forget that men have one less rib than women, ALL dating techniques are flawed even if they do all corroborate, that both dinosaur and humans coexisted even though this has been debunked, that ones diety worship belief system is the only correct one and only those who adhere to it have access to eternal life, even though this it's clearly a bigoted, arrogant, self serving, hypoctritical and too often cruel belief system..

There is so much of the fantastic within a christian mind that only fantastical explanations can measure up.
They aren't interested in boring old reality..

Answer 3

I do not think anyone seriously holds this idea today. I would also remind you that it was our scientific leaders that held this view in the past. Thats the beauty of science (by todays thinking). You can be dead wrong-but it can still count as right, so long as you allow your thinking to evolve with popular thought.

Answer 4

there are a few people who take it seriously, but most often it's useful to compare it to beliefs that are more popular but have about equal evidential support, such as young earth creationism.

Answer 5

You mean there are some people who still believe in that preposterous scam that the world is a globe?

Go here -
http://theflatearthsociety.org/forum//

Answer 6

That was thousands of years ago, get with the times.

Answer 7

How can anything that is a blatant lie, be scientific in nature?