Either Marble genuinely believes that the Earth is flat or—and I know this might sound crazy—he’s cashing in on the conspiracy on his YouTube channel. Probably a bit of both? From the topics that he posts about on social media, he’s a big believer in quite a few conspiracy theories. He’s also an active member of the wider Flat Earth community. But I wouldn’t put it past him to actually secretly be a stand-up comedian or a scientist conducting a massive social experiment about believing conspiracy theories and how people soak up information online.
If you speak to your average Flat-Earther, one of the things they’ll tell you is how important it is to think for yourself. And they’re right on that part, at least—critical thinking, the ability to draw conclusions for yourself, is a vital skill in a world full of fake news, conspiracy theories, badly-disguised propaganda, and clickbait.
Ironically, while some conspiracy theorists like Marble do their own work to try and prove that their chosen conspiracies are true, others just parrot Flat Earth ‘facts’ that will make your head spin and make you wonder if the internet was a good decision after all.
You can’t fault somebody for trying to collect the data for themselves; but a real scientist accepts all of the facts and considers all of the information, not just the stuff that confirms their bias. And they make sure their experiments are sound, not just flashy for their subscribers.
the dumbest statement I've heard in the last year.
Another dummy that knows nothing about the subject except what he has been indoctrined to believe. DUH! If you even researched the subject at minimal (I know that's a lot to ask of the indoctrined) you'd know that many pilots have come out and publicly stated they believe the earth is Flat.
I'll give it a shot. Let's make this two dimensional in order to make things easier. Basically we will make the earth a circle and the plane is a point above the circle. I have two pictures in my mind, one is a circle with a straight tangent line drawn above it, the other is two circles.
The question, as I understand it, is why when a plane flies level it makes a picture of two circles instead of a straight line? If the plane is flying level, then shouldn't it go straight like in the first picture? Not really. Level doesn't mean straight.
If the plane is flying level then it is neither increasing or decreasing its altitude. It maintains a fixed radius from the earth at a selected height. Therefore two circles.
What bends the level flight path into a curve? Gravity, i guess, but mostly this is a conflict between the ideas of "straight" and "level." Where level is a curve because the earth is curved.
Ps, there are several dry lakes that are large enough to show the curvature of the earth. I believe Bonneville, where they do racing, is one of them.
the dumbest statement I've heard in the last year.
Another dummy that knows nothing about the subject except what he has been indoctrined to believe. DUH! If you even researched the subject at minimal (I know that's a lot to ask of the indoctrined) you'd know that many pilots have come out and publicly stated they believe the earth is Flat.
I'll give it a shot. Let's make this two dimensional in order to make things easier. Basically we will make the earth a circle and the plane is a point above the circle. I have two pictures in my mind, one is a circle with a straight tangent line drawn above it, the other is two circles.
The question, as I understand it, is why when a plane flies level it makes a picture of two circles instead of a straight line? If the plane is flying level, then shouldn't it go straight like in the first picture? Not really. Level doesn't mean straight.
If the plane is flying level then it is neither increasing or decreasing its altitude. It maintains a fixed radius from the earth at a selected height. Therefore two circles.
What bends the level flight path into a curve? Gravity, i guess, but mostly this is a conflict between the ideas of "straight" and "level." Where level is a curve because the earth is curved.
Ps, there are several dry lakes that are large enough to show the curvature of the earth. I believe Bonneville, where they do racing, is one of them.