I'm not 100% sure of this, but I think this subject is not off-context. Then it should "fit" in Flat Earth General.
Ok, you all know that it is uncomfortable to express your opinions about earth's shape in our current society, where round earth is considered an absolute and unquestionable truth. I have did it in school, and that didn't went so well.
I'm in the first year of the High School, and here we are taught obviously that the world is round, this is a recurrent theme in Geography and Physics. But I will speak specifically about my discussions with my Physics teacher on earth's shape.
You know, we have to frequently "swallow" the idea that the earth is round and orbits the sun, as well that the sun is a star, space travel is possible, NASA doesn't lie etc. Some weeks ago, I was listening to these things told by my teacher and then I raised my hand and said: "Teacher, I know a group, a kind of organization, which believes that the earth is flat, and NASA fakes its images.". He answered: "Really? They're ignorant. It was proved that the earth is round. I can think about the possibility of geocentric models, maybe. But a flat earth is impossible."
But the most notable talk ocurred today. We were "learning" the round earth model once again, and the teacher was explaining eclipses. Ok there are internal "theories" here that we found as impossible, so I mentioned bodies like antimoon and antichtone; I could not resist to do it just to kidding, since I remember FES all the time (yes, I regretted it, I'm not a naughty student). After this, the teacher said: "If you want to joke, get out of my class, do not present these absurd theories on a serious Physics class." Then I stayed quiet for a long time. After the class, when everyone had left, I stayed talking alone with my teacher for about 5 minutes. Our talk was like it:
- Me: "Why are you so intolerant towards alternative earth's shape models?"
- He: "Because it was completely evidenced that earth is a sphere, the man went to the moon, and so we can't contest this."
- Me: "Well, there was noticed a number of failures in moon landing images, I think it's fake."
- He: "It's not the only proof. It was proved with several tests associated to perspective, reflection, shadow and many other physic phenomenons. This thing you are talking about is nonsense."
- Me: "But these are not my statements only. I have already told you about a group called the Flat Earth Society, which believes that nobody proved that the earth is round yet. I think you should take a look on their site..."
- He: "I will not take any look. I can see: this should be a lot of fanciful and irrational statements. I can't think on a flat earth..."
- Me: "It is owned by a guy named Daniel Shenton since years ago."
- He: "Who is that Daniel Shenton? Had he ever speech? Where is he?"
- Me: "He occasionaly posts on the Internet."
- He: "On the Internet? You should be cient that the Internet is full of bullshit."
- Me: "But there are many users in their forums with serious and consistent theories, and..."
- He: "If you want to discuss earth's shape, go back to 600 years ago, go talk with Galileo Galilei. Flat Earth is a myth, used historically by the pope and other individuals to hidden things from people."
- Me: "Anyway, I think you shoud be more open to new ideas. I don't believe completely in these theories about a flat earth. I think it's improbable, but not impossible."
- He: "No, it's impossible. Do not try to retake solved debates of the past..."
- Me: "Ok, teacher. I have to go for now. Bye."
He was laughing most of the time. I said "bye", but he did not replied.
I found interesting to post it here.