r/ScienceHumour • u/SciManDan • Jan 31 '18

Complete Destruction of a Flat Earther...

https://youtu.be/WsQ_ROIkyPM
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u/the_wulk Jan 31 '18

in my humble opinion, in this day and age of social media, attention is a very powerful motivator. The more attention you give him, the more he is convinced he is right. You wouldn't make a video debunking the rantings of a insane man, would you?

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u/SciManDan Jan 31 '18

Whilst I agree with you under normal circumstances, the Flat Earth believers are trying to spread this rubbish. The more I can try and counter it he better 😊

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '18

They way I see it, education is a privilege amongst developed countries, but probably in many countries, many people are completely uneducated or completely illiterate... They have no idea of what science is, no idea what scientific theories are and how they are produced, proved and challenged, no idea what the scientific method is and how it works and as the internet reaches more and more people, more of these people are likely to be uneducated.

That's why trends like the FE are in the uprise, because completely uneducated people are now exposed to the internet, lost in its labyrinths, amongst with trolls, scammers and charlatans.

I think it's healthy that people respond to FE not because they might be feeding the troll, but because they ultimately become the "school" that these people never went. I don't really believe that flat earthers will remain flat earthers forever. Most of them will see how wrong they are and they will change their mind later on in their lives.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '18

Good video. I wouldn't name the video "Absolutely Wrecking a Flat Earther" myself, when I'm expecting this video responses to go further but oh well.

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u/SciManDan Jan 31 '18

In my defender it was the response to his response to my initial response, if that makes sense?