Modern-day beliefs concerning the shape of the Earth
This article is about modern-day beliefs that the Earth is flat. For similar topics, see Flat Earth (disambiguation).
Projections of the sphere like the azimuthal equidistant projection have been co-opted as images of the flat Earth model depicting Antarctica as an ice wall[1][2] surrounding a disk-shaped Earth.Twenty-two images of the Earth taken from space by the DSCOVR satellite. The observable, contemporary scientific view of the Earth as a rotating spherical globe, which flat Earth believers contest.
Beliefs that the Earth is flat, contrary to over two millennia of scientific consensus that it is spherical,[3] are promoted by a number of organizations and individuals. Such beliefs are pseudoscience; the hypotheses and assertions are not based on scientific knowledge. Flat Earth advocates are classified by experts in philosophy and physics as science deniers.[4][5]
Flat Earth groups of the modern era date from the middle of the 20th century; some adherents are serious and some are not. Those who are serious are often motivated by religion[6] or conspiracy theories.[7] Through the use of social media, flat Earth theories have been increasingly espoused and promoted by individuals unaffiliated with larger groups. Many believers make use of social media to spread their views.[8][9]
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^McIntyre, Lee (14 May 2019). "Flat Earthers, and the Rise of Science Denial in America". Newsweek. Retrieved 6 February 2021. You don't convince someone who has already rejected thousands of years of scientific evidence by showing them more evidence.
^Nguyen, Hoang (2 April 2018). "Most flat earthers consider themselves very religious". today.yougov.com. YouGov PLC. Retrieved 22 February 2020. more than half of Flat earthers (52%) consider themselves "very religious,"
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