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The flat-earthers are, of course, a joke but they held a conference.
https://www.theguardian.com/science...-isnt-real-notes-from-a-flat-earth-conference
Michael Marshall attended the UK’s annual gathering of people who share the unshakeable belief that the Earth is flat
Wed 2 May 2018 14.33 BST
There was the three-hour presentation which contended that the universe is a giant egg. There was the Manchester musician who posited that the Earth is the shape of a diamond. And another who believes that the moon is a projection.
Welcome to the Flat Earth UK Convention, a raucous departure from scientific norms where people are free to believe literally anything.
“When people ask me what I believe, I can’t say that I believe in anything 100%”, Gary John tells the audience during his opening address. “Apart from that we don’t live on a globe”.
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https://www.theguardian.com/science...-isnt-real-notes-from-a-flat-earth-conference
Michael Marshall attended the UK’s annual gathering of people who share the unshakeable belief that the Earth is flat
Wed 2 May 2018 14.33 BST
There was the three-hour presentation which contended that the universe is a giant egg. There was the Manchester musician who posited that the Earth is the shape of a diamond. And another who believes that the moon is a projection.
Welcome to the Flat Earth UK Convention, a raucous departure from scientific norms where people are free to believe literally anything.
“When people ask me what I believe, I can’t say that I believe in anything 100%”, Gary John tells the audience during his opening address. “Apart from that we don’t live on a globe”.
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