and also the flip side: who the fuck cares if it’s flat and the government is lying about it?
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Alimentar@lemm.ee 7 months agoWhat I don’t understand is let’s say it is flat. Why would they go to such lengths to lie that it’s round? For what purpose.
PupBiru@kbin.social 7 months ago
Asudox@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I think they have this paranoia that the entire humanity turned against their religious belief. Like what benefit is there to changing the world’s shape for nasa?
CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 7 months ago
This question debunks 99% of conspiracy theories.
Alimentar@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Don’t get me wrong. I do love a good conspiracy, but it needs to have plausible motivation and a mountain of evidence
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Hell, I’ll even accept the ones without a mountain of evidence against them as possible.
The shape of the Earth was determined by evidence noticed in the ancient Greek time, if not sooner. That includes a rough calculation of the diameter of the planet.