Comments by "LoneTech" (@0LoneTech) on "Flat Earth "Science" -- Wrong, but not Stupid" video.

  1. ​ @redandblue1013  Not "in the first place". The argument is specific motivation to deny gravity; they didn't care one bit about it until someone explained how their opinion was incompatible. Their entire list of things to deny is a hodge-podge of excuses to reject the myriad reasons they're actually wrong. They usually start on this dedication to denial from only a few entry angles: 1) preacher said science bad (blind obedience), 2) I don't understand, that's someone else's fault (frustration), 3) I don't see it move (failure to understand scale). In all cases, they then seek out grifters who amplify and redirect their doubts and frustrations until they're thoroughly indoctrinated.
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  2. Same thing - flat earth just happens to be one of the most readily disproven and publicised conspiracy theories. It acts as a filter, selecting for gullible and distrustful people (the key is to misdirect the distrust), who will be fed more harmful ones also.
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  3. Continuous refraction doesn't hide things (reflection could, occlusion does). It would not cause a horizon. Atmospheric refraction on a flat earth would cause land to appear to rise (even above eye level), and you would trivially see the end of the world. It's a trippy thought.
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