Do people really think the Earth is flat? Not only do average citizens strongly believe it's flat, so do many celebrities and professional athletes. Most Flat Earthers belong to the Flat Earth Society which has grown in membership by approximately 200 people per year since 2009. Strangely enough, most of the membership is comprised of Americans and Britons.
The real question isn't 'if' they believe it's flat but 'why' do they believe it. In this day and age, we have satellite images and images from the International Space Station, among other sources. However, these 'Flat Earthers' choose to dismiss all reasonable evidence that it is spherical. Their argument being that the evidence, images, and agencies such as NASA are all part of the largest conspiracy in history carried out by multiple governments. Aside from this massive conspiracy, the Flat Earthers, not surprisingly, also use the Bible and religion to answer the 'why' question.
The Flat Earth Theory claims the world is actually disc shaped with an ice wall around the perimeter which stands 150 feet tall. How do they know? If they've seen this wall of ice, where are the photos or video to prove it? Why is it only 150 feet? Why not 151 feet tall? They, of course, have no answer to these questions. They claim that NASA employees guard the ice wall, not to prevent people from seeing it but to prevent people from climbing over it and falling into space. Wait, hold up, that doesn't make sense if the conspiracy is to stop people from knowing it's flat. Why would they care if people climbed over? Wouldn't that be a plus since those witnesses couldn't tell the rest of the world?
Flat Earthers also do not believe in gravity and think it's part of this grand conspiracy. More facets of the conspiracy theory are that GPS units are rigged to trick pilots into thinking they are flying in a straight line rather than in circles, that there is an invisible ''anti-moon,'' and that there are no ''real'' trees in forests.
A few Flat Earther celebrities and pseudo-celebrities are rapper B.o.B., Tila Tequila, Sherri Shepherd, professional basketball player Kyrie Irving, and NBA player Draymond Green who, while defending Irving, stated that it may be flat. The latest to jump on the wagon is former NBA player Shaquille O'Neal. I imagine more celebrities believe this conspiracy since many have been vocal advocates of several other conspiracy theories. Perhaps they will start coming forward soon.
Here is a good companion article to read ''10 Easy Ways You Can Tell For Yourself That The Earth Is Not Flat.''
Written by MH
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