I'm not a flat earther, but I'm tired of globe earthers using appeal to authority to debunk flat earth.

@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.

invidious.poast.org/watch?v=p_

@xianc78 Flat earth isnt a conspiracy theory to me, its just one of those theories so absurd and easy to disprove it doesnt really need to be repeatedly disproved. Considering it a valid theory in any sense makes every other theory like "hey are politicians raping kids?" Get dumbed down to its level.

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
@pyrate @xianc78 Treating it as anything else makes people instantly discredit any real world conspiracy theories, or just conspiracies
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@ItsSkyDragonz @pyrate NOTHING is immune to criticism or skepticism.

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