The Flat Earth Society, they have a lot of evidence supporting that the Earth is flat, which they explain is derived from many different aspects of science and philosophy.
- Another argument they make is relying on one’s own senses, meaning just looking around at the surroundings around you and seeing how everything is laid out pretty much flat.
- The horizon is a flat line, the clouds are flat, and the movement of the sun is flat, so our senses are telling us that we are not in a spherical heliocentric world.
- A belief is a cognitive representation of the nature of reality, which includes our inner experiences, our surroundings, and the world beyond. Flat earthers believe the earth is flat as if proof supporting the earth's roundness is missing.
They don't refute the evidence of the spherical earth; they simply deny it. The believers are uninformed and perceive evidence incorrectly.
- This idea is heavily influenced by confirmation bias.
- They are so committed to the concept that the Earth is flat that they refuse to accept an alternative explanation, even if science proves it.
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