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sejl 3 days ago

How funny, this comments screams to me that you have not argued with a genuine flat earther.

Debates with them are not remotely interesting; they're constantly reaching to religion, magic, and Jewish control.

Find someone grounded who also enjoys debating and it's a fun topic to cover, however.

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lukan 3 days ago | parent [-]

Well, the main thing I learned in such debates is, you are free to believe what you want

I don't feel responsible for grounding the facts you somehow believe in.

But in another mood, I might have shared links to certain Telegram groups, or connect you with some people I know personally. They would be eager to enlighten you, if you are in for that.

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monkey_monkey 3 days ago | parent [-]

What does this even mean?

Do you think the earth is flat? Who the fuck cares about Telegram groups in this context?

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lukan 3 days ago | parent [-]

It means I debated very often with weird people and the proof that I did, is that I don't feel the need to make the poster above believe, that I actually did that.

(Otherwise I would have shared links where you can find me debating the topic at length with various people)

Because indeed, most flat earthers are immune to reason as they are in the realm of irrationality. So at some point someone needs to accept that and that helped my attitude towards my need to correct wrong information in people in general.

And if you believe now, I am a flat earther, because I said I discovered some flat earthers that act somewhat scientific sometimes and are open for arguments, well, so be it.

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krageon 3 days ago | parent [-]

Whether or not you believe the earth is flat is a yes or no question, but you responded with a paragraph that wasn't a real answer. This reads as defensive, which leads a reasonable person to believe that you are in fact a flat earther.

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lukan 3 days ago | parent [-]

I was defensive about the accusation of never having engaged with a real flat earther, despite saying so. And this part of the debate actually reminds me of engaging with them, so I rather stop that.

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nothrabannosir 2 days ago | parent [-]

If this thread is any indication of what it’s like to debate flat earthers, I absolutely never want to engage with them.

	▲	lukan 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Occasionally it can be fun. Have you ever watched a we-have-never-been-on-the-moon conspiracy freak engage a flat earther? With both trying to top each other who has the most superior knowledge and who is the real sheep? But yes. All that borderlines on the dangerous mental crazy side, so I cannot really recommend it, unless you have a fascination with the abyss of the human mind.