Yes, you read that correctly. There are still people in 2017 who think that the Earth is flat. We have known about the planet being round for over 2,000 years.
One rapper who thinks he is a scientist, B.o.B, has brought the issue back into the news. This idiot tweets about his science-denying rhetoric.
The cities in the background are approx. 16miles apart… where is the curve ? please explain this pic.twitter.com/YCJVBdOWX7
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
There are people who have seen it with their own eyes. Astronauts have seen the round planet themselves. I guess these are the same people who think that the moon landing was filmed in Hollywood.
From the Flat Earth Society website:
“The purpose of NASA is to fake the concept of space travel to further America’s militaristic dominance of space. That was the purpose of NASA’s creation from the very start: To put ICBMs and other weapons into space (or at least appear to).”
They actually believe that the Earth is a flat disc like this:
@jaredvc Flat Earth Map the pic says it all… pic.twitter.com/3LgS4RpbZU
— Kevin Courtois (@AscensionEnergy) January 25, 2017
Here is the amazing astrophysicist, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, slamming these Flat Earth morons on The Nightly Show.
Featured image from 4chan Random via Imgur.