That's funny because you know nothing about the people you're talking about, and also, no one's trying to convince anyone the Earth is flat, the Round Earthers are the guests here, not the other way around.
Hence my use of the word
probably. And for a group thats
not trying to convince others the Earth is flat, they sure put forward a lot of arguments saying it is.
I believe a majority (note the word
majority) of RE'ers here aren't just here for the flaming and name-calling, but rather they are interested in the thoughts of those who believe in something that has been overwhelmingly disproved over a period of nearly 300 years. I know I am. At the same time, they (and I) feel compelled to help them understand the situation better. Just as someone who observes a kid having trouble with maths, and helps him out and corrects him so the kid won't grow up to be continually ripped off by nefarious merchants in the future, the RE'ers have observed the FE'ers having trouble understanding basic concepts backed by irrefutable evidence, and don't want them growing up to be continually ripped off by those who prey upon people without a sense for what is real and what is not.
Having read most of the forum, most especially the 'Flat Earth Believers' thread, it certainly illuminates certain details about that persons character, and you soon notice many similarities between those who truly embrace the Flat Earth theory. Religion is a big one. Well, actually that's it. Religion is the single most defining aspect of the FE'ers.
Strangely though, other religious scholars have believed the earth was round- from present day and going all the way back to Augustine's literal translations of Genesis.
The biggest indication of FE believers however, comes from the founder of the Flat Earth Society itself- Charles K Johnson. He once stated-
We maintain that what is called 'Science' today and 'scientists' consist of the same old gang of witch doctors, sorcerers, tellers of tales, the 'Priest-Entertainers' for the common people. 'Science' consists of a weird, way-out occult concoction of gibberish theory-theology...unrelated to the real world of facts, technology and inventions, tall buildings and fast cars, airplanes and other Real and Good things in life; technology is not in any way related to the web of idiotic scientific theory
He claims scientists have
nothing to do with modern technology of all forms. That, right there, pretty much tells me the important points I need to know about FE exponents.