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Anon sees through the lies (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

its often this curiosity - combined with some error in logic or bad initial data - that leads them to try and prove the unproveable so doggedly.

You know what we call people who perform experimental tests on a given hypothesis?

Scientists

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Scientists regularly get things wrong, which is why we have peer review.

The Flat Earther phenomenon is far more about a lack of trustworthy and accessible peer review than a critical mass of dumb people.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

The flat earthers are a meme encouraged by all governments to discredit conspiracy theories in general.