I'm not a flat earther, but I'm tired of globe earthers using appeal to authority to debunk flat earth.
@xianc78 This is the most bizzare take ive seen you post
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@ItsSkyDragonz I believe the Earth is round, but most people who attempt to debunk flat earth, always use the "appeal to authority" fallacy or are just dismissive of conspiracies in general.
This podcast explains my point. The guy is not a flat-earther, but he is talking about why Joe Rogan's attempts at debunking flat earth arguments are weak.
Aye, flat earth is really just a meme.
@ItsSkyDragonz @pyrate NOTHING is immune to criticism or skepticism.
@ItsSkyDragonz @xianc78 isn't pretending to believe flat earth theory or any other kinda theory the meme in these circles?
@ItsSkyDragonz @xianc78 My instinct is to figure out why he thinks that. I've come to assume dismissive styles of engagement to be intentionally manipulative, probably done to protect against harmful ideas that may be reasonable if one doesn't really have any amount of experience in that area. What's normal tends to be normal for a good reason.
Kinda like this: a dude comes up to you and tells you we all live in a big dome, truman show style. Now the reasonable thing is to call him a tweaker and walk away. Or maybe you listen to him to see why he acts like this, then you tell him hes not