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Flat Earther, and other conspiracy theories. Are they mostly atheists?
February 27, 2021 at 8:28 pm
Hello all,
I don’t come to this forum much.
I participate in various discussions elsewhere. I suppose I could invite the person to this forum.
I am an atheist.
So, I have a video on youtube, it was about the belief in a flat Earth.
I got into a discussion with someone.
He says (possibly a theist):
“Tbh, most of the conspiracy theorists I know are atheists. Maybe I'm just lucky.”
About me (Ferrocyanide):
I strongly doubt that.
I am someone who scrapes the internet. What that means is that for something like +10 y, I interact with various people all across the web.
My experience with flat earthers and other conspiracy theories is that they are nearly 100% theists (christian (good english skills, with a small dose of muslim with bad english skills).
MY QUESTION
What has your experience been with respect to flat earthers?
How about NASA + moon landing of 1969?
What about anti-vaxxers?
What about homeopathy vs medicine/biochemistry?
]]Ferrocyanide[[
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RE: Flat Earther, and other conspiracy theories. Are they mostly atheists?
February 27, 2021 at 8:45 pm
(This post was last modified: February 27, 2021 at 8:46 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
I’m not aware of any surveys breaking down conspiracy theorists as atheist or theist. Even if there are such data, I suspect it’s largely meaningless - there’s nothing about atheism which compels one to accept or reject conspiracy theories.
To be fair, though, you said that the other party made the claim that most of the conspiracy theorists he knows are atheists. This may very well be true.
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RE: Flat Earther, and other conspiracy theories. Are they mostly atheists?
February 27, 2021 at 10:01 pm
(This post was last modified: February 27, 2021 at 10:18 pm by Peebothuhlu.)
At work.
Does this mean the grand high poobah of the council of atheists gets to revoke the flat-ards 'Atheist' cards?
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RE: Flat Earther, and other conspiracy theories. Are they mostly atheists?
February 27, 2021 at 11:58 pm
People have varying gullibility and cognitive dissonance quotients.
Could you PM me your SSN so I can conduct an experiment?
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
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RE: Flat Earther, and other conspiracy theories. Are they mostly atheists?
February 28, 2021 at 12:07 am
...wut.
"For the only way to eternal glory is a life lived in service of our Lord, FSM; Verily it is FSM who is the perfect being the name higher than all names, king of all kings and will bestow upon us all, one day, The great reclaiming" -The Prophet Boiardi-
Conservative trigger warning.
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RE: Flat Earther, and other conspiracy theories. Are they mostly atheists?
February 28, 2021 at 8:10 am
So, you're back.
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RE: Flat Earther, and other conspiracy theories. Are they mostly atheists?
February 28, 2021 at 9:03 am
(February 27, 2021 at 8:28 pm)Ferrocyanide Wrote: “Tbh, most of the conspiracy theorists I know are atheists. Maybe I'm just lucky.”
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MY QUESTION
What has your experience been with respect to flat earthers?
You tell me. This is a screenshot from the flat-earther book on Amazon, and does it look like it was written by an atheist or a religious person? If it's by a religious person can you guess which religion is the writer?
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teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: Flat Earther, and other conspiracy theories. Are they mostly atheists?
February 28, 2021 at 11:52 am
Some in the early Christian Church did believe in a flat Earth:
Wikipedia -- Flat Earth
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RE: Flat Earther, and other conspiracy theories. Are they mostly atheists?
February 28, 2021 at 12:03 pm
(February 27, 2021 at 8:28 pm)Ferrocyanide Wrote: Hello all,
I don’t come to this forum much.
I participate in various discussions elsewhere. I suppose I could invite the person to this forum.
I am an atheist.
So, I have a video on youtube, it was about the belief in a flat Earth.
I got into a discussion with someone.
He says (possibly a theist):
“Tbh, most of the conspiracy theorists I know are atheists. Maybe I'm just lucky.”
About me (Ferrocyanide):
I strongly doubt that.
I am someone who scrapes the internet. What that means is that for something like +10 y, I interact with various people all across the web.
My experience with flat earthers and other conspiracy theories is that they are nearly 100% theists (christian (good english skills, with a small dose of muslim with bad english skills).
MY QUESTION
What has your experience been with respect to flat earthers?
How about NASA + moon landing of 1969?
What about anti-vaxxers?
What about homeopathy vs medicine/biochemistry?
]]Ferrocyanide[[ MY QUESTION
What has your experience been with respect to flat earthers? - If I know any it's never come up in discussion.
How about NASA + moon landing of 1969? NASA exists and the 69 moon landing happened.
What about anti-vaxxers? Buncha damn idiots.
What about homeopathy vs medicine/biochemistry? I look upon homeopathy with the same skepticism as I look at chiropractic "medicine".
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RE: Flat Earther, and other conspiracy theories. Are they mostly atheists?
February 28, 2021 at 1:44 pm
Quote:MY QUESTION
What has your experience been with respect to flat earthers?
How about NASA + moon landing of 1969?
What about anti-vaxxers?
What about homeopathy vs medicine/biochemistry?
I have little experience with any of these groups - shouting at the rain doesn't hold much appeal for me. Flat earthers and moon-hoaxers are essentially harmless idiots. My view about homeopaths and anti-vaxxers are as follows:
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You have a right to deny medical care for yourself. You don't have a right to deny it to your children.
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