Hundreds of Flat-Earthers gather in Denver for international conference

9News ^ | 11/16/18 | Erica Tinsley

[Simon Green]

The Flat Earth International Conference has come to Denver. The flat-earthers come to discuss their beliefs with each other and debate the ideas of a flat versus round Earth.

People not so sure the Earth is round have come from around the globe to Denver this week to discuss their beliefs at the Flat Earth International Conference, hosted at the Crowne Plaza Denver Airport Convention Center.

The two-day conference began on Thursday and ends Friday.

Self-described "flat-earthers" believe the Earth's shape has not been proven using the scientific method.

"Scientifically when you go and try to prove the curvature, or the movement, of the Earth - you can't do it," said Robbie Davidson, the founder and organizer of the conference. "There's not one experiment, from Earth, to prove Earth as what we've been taught."

Davidson said he used to believe Earth is round until 2015, when he came across a video making fun of the Flat Earth movement.

"I just started looking into it and, as a Christian, I started looking at the Bible," he said. "Well, why does the Bible say this? So, for me, it was just looking into the evidence."

Flat-earthers also believe, despite evidence to the contrary, that the Earth doesn't rotate. They say everything in the sky moves under a dome or firmament.

"I take a biblical mindset the fact that the firmament divided the waters from the waters, so that the sun, moon, and stars are inside the firmament - so it placed the sun, moon, and stars in the firmament on day four, after the Earth - so how do you have the Earth created first and then the sun, moon and stars?" Davidson questioned.

[real saxophonist]

Possibly. But I never go to Denver, even for cute flat-earther chicks.

[o-n-money]

I guess these people don’t go for the Global Warming crap. They must have some other term.

[BitWielder1]

Where is The Edge?
No matter what the edge of the world looks like, it would be a spectacular view.
So where is "The Restaurant At The Edge Of The World"?

[gathersnomoss]

Have you flown through this site and observed the artwork? UFB. It stopped me cold in my tracks.

[Red Badger]

Okay.
I’m in......................

[KC_Lion]

Ping!

[Red Badger]

I read that it was actually pear-shaped.................

[Baynative]

[UCANSEE2]

There are flat-earthers right here on FR.

Oh good, because I have a question.

Let's agree the Earth is flat. Now, how THICK is it ?

[mythenjoseph]

It would be Hilarious if these people wern’t serious about this>...elevator(s) not reaching the top floors/one sandwich short of a picnic basket/ dumb as a box of rocks?

[real saxophonist]

That’s a whole nother story. Then there’s ‘Bluecifer’, the sculpture that killed its creator.

[Larry Lucido]

Thick in Chicago, thin in NY.

[Fido969]

Any good looking women?.......................

Unfortunately, only "flat" ones.

[Larry Lucido]

Anyone attending from down under?

[UCANSEE2]

I read that it was actually pear-shaped.................

I believe the scientific term is 'oblate-spheroid'.

[TADSLOS]

[NormsRevenge]

Hasn’t been proven scientifically? HUhhhhh.

MoonBase to Denver.. do you copy?

[LibWhacker]

"Scientifically when you go and try to prove the curvature, or the movement, of the Earth - you can't do it," said Robbie Davidson, the founder and organizer of the conference. "There's not one experiment, from Earth, to prove Earth as what we've been taught."

Never read a book in his life. Pathetic.

[erkelly]

Will there be any ham radio operators there? Any surveyors? I thought not.

[Reily]

Its very thick and rounded on the edges!