When they're big enough you can put them on paper (well, you know what I mean), then you can see we have a problem. But again, Flat Earthers aren't even that big a threat. they are, however, the least dangerous symptom of a disease that can, and does, kill societies.Skippityboobopistan wrote:Pilarcraft wrote:See, this is what happens when you don't fund education. This is what happens when your high schools are this subpar. People legitimately start taking 2000 year old books literally and believe in it (and start lobbying to make sure their belief becomes the state-sponsored truth, of course). That's how you get Anti-vaxxers, flat-earthers and creationists.
[let's face it, the primary reason to think that The Earth is flat is biblical literalism]
At this point, I'm not even surprised. Apart from ranting about it, I'm not sure if I really even care anymore. America's starting to become a lost cause educationally speaking.
Agreed. Though I think the Flat Earth "movement" isn't as big as we think it is. Certainly there are likely quite a few who do buy into it, but I think it's mostly trolls.