RE: Flat Earther, and other conspiracy theories. Are they mostly atheists?
April 20, 2021 at 9:59 pm
(This post was last modified: April 20, 2021 at 10:01 pm by vulcanlogician.)
I have never met a an atheistic flat earther, but I'm sure they exist.
There are a group of flat earthers in every Christian forum... or at least that's what it seemed like when I used to frequent Christian forums. But (as one would expect) most people on Christian forums accept the spherical Earth model, and much eye rolling was done at flat earthers.
Inasmuch as atheists tend toward critical thinking (which they tend to, with exceptions) then flat Earth or conspiracy theories are going to struggle to gain traction in their communities.
Creationism really got the ball rolling for flat earth among Christians. In order to think creationism is plausible, you must first accept that there is a network of scientists willing to lie in order to "keep God down." Once you accept that, you're only a few more baby steps away from considering flat earth.
There are a group of flat earthers in every Christian forum... or at least that's what it seemed like when I used to frequent Christian forums. But (as one would expect) most people on Christian forums accept the spherical Earth model, and much eye rolling was done at flat earthers.
Inasmuch as atheists tend toward critical thinking (which they tend to, with exceptions) then flat Earth or conspiracy theories are going to struggle to gain traction in their communities.
Creationism really got the ball rolling for flat earth among Christians. In order to think creationism is plausible, you must first accept that there is a network of scientists willing to lie in order to "keep God down." Once you accept that, you're only a few more baby steps away from considering flat earth.
