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Alchemist21

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How did you discover FES?
« on: September 02, 2013, 05:38:07 PM »
We all had a day one, which means we had to learn about Flat Earth Society from somewhere.  So, where did YOU first learn of the existence of FES?

My astronomy teacher was teaching the history of astronomy and when he got to the part where people start to believe in a round earth, he briefly mentioned the existence of the modern-day Flat Earth Society.  So I googled it and found the site.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2013, 05:43:36 PM »
I was playing Trivial Pursuit (it's a trivia board game for those who don't know) and one of the questions was "which of these is a real group?" The choices were 1. Slug Eaters Anonymous 2. United Tuba Players and 3. The Flat Earth Society. No one got it right. I didn't believe it so I googled it. And here I am.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2013, 06:01:12 PM »
Quote from: Alchemist21 on September 02, 2013, 05:38:07 PM
We all had a day one, which means we had to learn about Flat Earth Society from somewhere.  So, where did YOU first learn of the existence of FES?

My astronomy teacher was teaching the history of astronomy and when he got to the part where people start to believe in a round earth, he briefly mentioned the existence of the modern-day Flat Earth Society.  So I googled it and found the site.
I first heard about the Flat Earth Society while scrolling through the Internet and nearly died of laughter. I had been brainwashed from day one that the earth is round and found this unfamiliar truth rediculous. I decided to look through the website and see what they taught and if they were serious, so I entered the FAQ. I say that they supported a polar map rather than the Mercator map I thought they did so that made it less funny. I tried to find any possible scientific fallacy, but they seemed to have an answer to almost any objection. I started to have a feeling of being convinced, but I tried to deny it as much as possible because I was so naive. Anyway, I eventually found out about Zetetic Astronomy and other flat earth literature and became somewhat of a devil's advocate. Then after half a year of studying FET, I couldn't help it, I was already a closet flat earther. I officially declared that I believe the Earth is flat and decided it to say it loud and proud. Eventually, I made an account on here, and that's about it
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2013, 06:59:24 PM »
Someone once insulted me by saying that I probably think the earth is flat. I hadn't considered it prior to that, so I looked it up, and voilá! It's flat! Who knew?
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2013, 07:21:05 PM »
I think a YouTube video. I don't recall which one.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2013, 07:36:21 PM »
I did a Google search one day of "the earth is" and looked at the auto-complete results.  "Flat" was the 2nd result listed, so I clicked it.  That was nearly 5 years ago.  It is still the 2nd result.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2013, 07:39:03 PM »
Quote from: Junker on September 02, 2013, 07:36:21 PM
I did a Google search one day of "the earth is" and looked at the auto-complete results.  "Flat" was the 2nd result listed, so I clicked it.  That was nearly 5 years ago.  It is still the 2nd result.

Actually it's first now.  I just checked it.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2013, 07:41:22 PM »
Quote from: Alchemist21 on September 02, 2013, 07:39:03 PM
Quote from: Junker on September 02, 2013, 07:36:21 PM
I did a Google search one day of "the earth is" and looked at the auto-complete results.  "Flat" was the 2nd result listed, so I clicked it.  That was nearly 5 years ago.  It is still the 2nd result.

Actually it's first now.  I just checked it.

This is excellent news.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2013, 08:40:29 PM »
Quote from: Junker on September 02, 2013, 07:41:22 PM
Quote from: Alchemist21 on September 02, 2013, 07:39:03 PM
Quote from: Junker on September 02, 2013, 07:36:21 PM
I did a Google search one day of "the earth is" and looked at the auto-complete results.  "Flat" was the 2nd result listed, so I clicked it.  That was nearly 5 years ago.  It is still the 2nd result.

Actually it's first now.  I just checked it.

This is excellent news.

You do know that Google results are personalized based on information Google has aggregated about you.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2013, 08:44:22 PM »
As a matter of fact I just tried it while logged in. Second result is FES.

Then I logged out and tried it. FES is nowhere to be found.

So don't get your hopes up, the world isn't taking you seriously.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2013, 08:48:12 PM »
You didn't mention how you found FES.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2013, 08:53:00 PM »
Quote from: Alchemist21 on September 02, 2013, 08:48:12 PM
You didn't mention how you found FES.

I honestly can't remember. Which is sad cause it wasn't long ago. Then again I usually come on here during work and I wake at 2 am for that after a solid 3 hours of sleep. I probably just found it from browsing information. I tend to link jump on Wikipedia when I'm bored.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2013, 11:43:42 PM »
I found this website from another conspiracy site ;D
So yes, I believe that there may be some conspiracies out there but not at the level claimed by FEers here ::)
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2013, 11:46:38 PM »
Some goon posted a link on IRC.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #14 on: September 03, 2013, 01:35:29 AM »
I found a reference in a QI book I bought. Funny enough I found it quite interesting.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #15 on: September 03, 2013, 04:26:46 AM »
Read about it once. 2 years later, I remembered it and looked into it. Started lurking for a while then made an account.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #16 on: September 03, 2013, 04:50:15 AM »
Quote from: squevil on September 03, 2013, 01:35:29 AM
I found a reference in a QI book I bought. Funny enough I found it quite interesting.
What is a QI book?
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #17 on: September 03, 2013, 05:44:44 AM »
I watched an episode of TYT, this one #ws" class="bbc_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Flat Earth Society Says Round Planet, Gravity Are Fake in fact. Did a search on google and found myself here.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #18 on: September 03, 2013, 06:28:19 AM »
Quote from: Cartesian on September 02, 2013, 11:43:42 PM
I found this website from another conspiracy site ;D
So yes, I believe that there may be some conspiracies out there but not at the level claimed by FEers here ::)
Actually, the 9/11 Truth conspiracy thoery is pretty popular, unless if you mean the magnitude of the thoery, which is yes FES
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #19 on: September 03, 2013, 06:43:00 AM »
I'm not sure if I was on reddit or watching a youtube video where someone sarcastically said if you think that's stupid remember some people still believe the earth is flat, so I googled it, and found you guys..
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #20 on: September 03, 2013, 07:00:50 AM »
Quote from: g el on September 03, 2013, 06:43:00 AM
I'm not sure if I was on reddit or watching a youtube video where someone sarcastically said if you think that's stupid remember some people still believe the earth is flat, so I googled it, and found you guys..
FES and stupit do not belong in the same sentence unless there is a not in between
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #21 on: September 03, 2013, 09:31:26 AM »
Quote from: Excelsior John on September 03, 2013, 07:00:50 AM
Quote from: g el on September 03, 2013, 06:43:00 AM
I'm not sure if I was on reddit or watching a youtube video where someone sarcastically said if you think that's stupid remember some people still believe the earth is flat, so I googled it, and found you guys..
FES and stupit do not belong in the same sentence unless there is a not in between

He was making a comment on how he found FES.  If you have nothing to add to the topic, please don't spam in the upper fora.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #22 on: September 03, 2013, 10:00:55 AM »
Quote from: Alchemist21 on September 02, 2013, 05:38:07 PM
We all had a day one, which means we had to learn about Flat Earth Society from somewhere.  So, where did YOU first learn of the existence of FES?

My astronomy teacher was teaching the history of astronomy and when he got to the part where people start to believe in a round earth, he briefly mentioned the existence of the modern-day Flat Earth Society.  So I googled it and found the site.

As an aside, your teacher was probably lying to you. The Myth of the Flat Earth is incredibly prevalent in American schools. There was never a point in human history where educated individuals knew the Earth to be flat. Aristotle taught RET in Ancient Greece, and the educated elite and sailors likely believed it thousands of years before that due to the Sinking Ship Effect. Columbus didn't do a damn thing besides enslave some people and spread smallpox.

Personally, I was researching weird conspiracy theories out of boredom and stumbled upon the society. I was an angry noob of one of the worst sorts.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #23 on: September 06, 2013, 06:36:06 PM »
I was going through asinine groups of people (anit-vaxers, Young Earth Christians, etc.) and this was just the next step in the procession.  It just so happened that this was the first group that had an active forum to discuss the theory for me to crush the stupidity, now just 5 months later I've converted.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #24 on: September 06, 2013, 06:37:36 PM »
Quote from: DuckDodgers on September 06, 2013, 06:36:06 PM
I was going through asinine groups of people (anit-vaxers, Young Earth Christians, etc.) and this was just the next step in the procession.  It just so happened that this was the first group that had an active forum to discuss the theory for me to crush the stupidity, now just 5 months later I've converted.

You have got to be kidding me. Weren't you just arguing for RE a month ago?
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #25 on: September 06, 2013, 06:40:42 PM »
I was arguing for RE from day 1.  Lately I've taken to only arguing against Scepti's theories.  I'm honestly more interested in the community aspect now than the shape of the Earth, since I have discovered the truth.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #26 on: September 06, 2013, 06:43:11 PM »
Quote from: rottingroom on September 06, 2013, 06:37:36 PM
Quote from: DuckDodgers on September 06, 2013, 06:36:06 PM
I was going through asinine groups of people (anit-vaxers, Young Earth Christians, etc.) and this was just the next step in the procession.  It just so happened that this was the first group that had an active forum to discuss the theory for me to crush the stupidity, now just 5 months later I've converted.

You have got to be kidding me. Weren't you just arguing for RE a month ago?


This is the path that the reasonable people follow.  Everyone eventually comes to the conclusion, the truth. 
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #27 on: September 06, 2013, 06:45:00 PM »
Quote from: DuckDodgers on September 06, 2013, 06:40:42 PM
I was arguing for RE from day 1.  Lately I've taken to only arguing against Scepti's theories.  I'm honestly more interested in the community aspect now than the shape of the Earth, since I have discovered the truth.

And what lead you to that. Don't just state that it's the truth. I mean, what was the clincher.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #28 on: September 06, 2013, 06:48:52 PM »
The clincher is in traveling North or South without drifting to the East while flying.  But this isn't the thread for what caused us to convert, but rather what brought us here.
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Re: How did you discover FES?
« Reply #29 on: September 06, 2013, 06:50:12 PM »
Quote from: rottingroom on September 06, 2013, 06:45:00 PM
Quote from: DuckDodgers on September 06, 2013, 06:40:42 PM
I was arguing for RE from day 1.  Lately I've taken to only arguing against Scepti's theories.  I'm honestly more interested in the community aspect now than the shape of the Earth, since I have discovered the truth.

And what lead you to that. Don't just state that it's the truth. I mean, what was the clincher.


Pay attention to the details rr, you will be in the same place soon.
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