Hello, i am Karadan and i'm new. I just found this site by accident and feel i must put a few observations forward.
I've just spent the best part of two hours reading the posts contained within this site and feel i have found a convenient correlation with the people who are 'FE'.
Religion.
I shall explain.
It seems to me the believers in the FE theory are the kind of people who blindly side with an assumption because someone authoritative (in their eyes) has told them that this is fact. It has been happening for centuries and will continue to do so. It is a common trait for people to side with an assumption if it fits snugly with their world view. Deeply religious? Then maybe the world must be flat afterall. Suicide bombers believe totally that they are right when causing so much devastation but we all know they are wrong, don't we? In this regard i believe trying to debate that the world is infact round with FE theorists to be as useless as trying to persuade a suicide bomber that blowing up innocent people is atrociously wrong.
It is a strange tendency for deeply religious people to retreat inwardly when confronted with unequivocal proof going against the grain of their belief, especially if that belief was reenforced by parents or mother/father figures. Unfortunately these beliefs are often very outdated and the rest of the world has moved on. Because of this, and the deep rooted opinions these people have, they will flatly refuse to acknowledge any counter argument even if it glares them in the face. The ability for some humans to completely disregard reality because their peers told them to do so gets in the way of social progression and evolution. Example: Catholics not being allowed to use contraception... I wonder how many unwanted babies are out there and how many VD's have been communicated because of this incredible inability for people to think for themselves.
I just thank my lucky stars that the FE theory isn't widely accepted, because if it was, we'd still be in the dark ages.
To all the FE theorists who are NOT religious in any way, please post and tell me. I will look forward to what you've got to say. Also, i'd like to know if any of the FE theorists here work within the scientific community.
I'd like to thank the rational people on this site for applying well formulated scientific arguments to counter the FE theory. Unfortunately i believe it to be a futile effort. People displaying the FE school of thought seem to be as malleable as a diamond. I just hope this site is one big joke, and that in a few months time everyone will be laughing at the scientists here for thinking that people could actually be so exasperatingly backward.
I hope the above isn't considered 'blasphemous' as the last Christian forum i tried to debate in ended with my account getting banned within minutes.