![]() ![]() ![]() However, we do not need to rely on evidence from modern space agencies to confirm the roundness of the Earth for ourselves. It is unreasonable to dismiss all of the evidence from the entire history of space exploration, especially when there is zero evidence for a decades-long “globularist” conspiracy. Flat Earthers claim that all images of the globe are fraudulent inventions, and all testimony from astronauts is false. ![]() 3 Most obviously, there are many thousands of images and videos of the Earth from space, including a continually changing live stream view of the globe from the International Space Station-not to mention all the astronauts who have personally seen the Earth from orbit. The evidence for a spherical Earth is overwhelming. According to believers, government forces promote a completely fictitious model of the cosmos in order to conceal the true nature of the Earth. ![]() Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations.Recent news stories, 1 celebrity endorsements, and Google search trends 2 have highlighted an apparently growing conspiracy theory belief that the Earth is not a globe, but instead a flat disc. Cosby’s mystery novels and why you should, too. I hope you’ll catch my interview with her in a few weeks on my Friday Book show. She writes: “The fringe wasn’t fringe anymore.” Weill also points out that Donald Trump’s election in 2020 and his tweeted support for quack doctors and hoax COVID cures lit a match under the conspiracy world. This can lead to a vicious cycle of alienation and acceptance, pulling a person away from society at large and further into a conspiratorial movement.” Weill writes: Once committed to a conspiracy theory, people find themselves even likelier to be socially ostracized. Weill, a journalist who covers the conspiracy beat for The Daily Beast and spoken with thousands of flat-earthers, also introduces us to Nate Wolfe, a pastor from Ohio who lost his congregation and his church when they found out he believed that the Earth was flat. ![]()
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