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The Flat Earther next door: These are the US states with highest share of conspiracy theorists, based on residents' internet search history
FOR MAILONLINE ^ | 25 August 2023 | MATTHEW PHELAN

Posted on 08/26/2023 5:34:47 AM PDT by dennisw

The Flat Earther next door: These are the US states with highest share of conspiracy theorists, based on residents' internet search history... so do YOU live in a flat or round state? Alaskans were the most interested in 'Flat Earth' theories, Google searches show New Jersey natives entertained 'Flat Earth' claims least, per same search data

Earth's greatest minds have known our world is round since at least as far back as the day Pythagoras made his calculations in ancient Greece over 2,000 years ago.

But as you might have guessed from fighting with relatives and old friends on Facebook, as many as 10 percent of Americans still believe the earth is flat, according to survey data compiled in 2021.

If you're looking for a place offline to get away from conversations about 'Flat Earth' conspiracy theories (or maybe where to go to join your fellow true believers), a new analysis of Google searches across all 50 US states might help.

Die-hard 'Flat Earthers' may want to bundle up before relocating to Alaska, whose residents searched the most for information on the widely discredited theory.

And those looking to move on from the 'Flat Earth' debate entirely may want to find space in the densely populated state of New Jersey, which had the lowest interest in researching the topic online per 10,000 residents.

Find out below if you live in a 'Flat State' or a 'Round State.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: flatearthphil; pedophil; qvirus; retardedphil
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To: MD Expat in PA

Explain to me how we can see further than mathematical calculations show we should.


201 posted on 08/26/2023 12:46:45 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Magnum44
You need to work on your come backs.

Come...backs...you would know.

202 posted on 08/26/2023 12:47:32 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: marktwain
Lots of people go to the "flat earth" sites to see the insanity, and to mock the flat earthers.

I’ve never done that. It sounds like fun. Maybe the next time I’m in a waiting room or at a flight boarding gate with some time, I’ll try that.

203 posted on 08/26/2023 12:47:36 PM PDT by Allegra (Stop the Zeepers from Censoring FReepers)
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To: Magnum44

Retort is a much better word.


204 posted on 08/26/2023 12:48:47 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36

My view—as I have stated in the thread—is that the flat earth Internet debate has been greatly supported and enhanced by the Deep State.

While flat earth theory goes back to the earliest days of man it has only been since the Internet got cranked up that it gained significantly in notoriety.

It is a case of a Deep State “nudge” to cause dissension within the ranks of government critics:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_%28book%29

Its purpose is to cause heat and not light.

This thread is exactly what the Cabal wants.

That is far more important than debating flat earth talking points—of either side.


205 posted on 08/26/2023 12:52:02 PM PDT by cgbg ("Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." Anna Freud.)
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To: philman_36

Retard applies in your case, but now you just bore me.


206 posted on 08/26/2023 12:54:02 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Magnum44
(MIRROR) 44 Government Documents Admitting FLAT EARTH (1080p)

One of them...Derivation and Definition of a Linear Aircraft Model

207 posted on 08/26/2023 12:59:11 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Magnum44
...now you just bore me.

Aw...if you were a dog you would never be bored.
You could always lick something.

208 posted on 08/26/2023 1:01:22 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36

“I see you’ve not viewed the videos on the thread or
you wouldn’t be making such a patently, obviously absurd statement. “

Maybe instead of watching conspiracy videos, you should get out in the real world and observe with your own eyes.

I hope you can get some help. These conspiracy theories can lead people to dark places.
Please talk to friends and family.


209 posted on 08/26/2023 1:01:29 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Have you seen Joe Biden's picture on a milk carton?)
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To: HereInTheHeartland
Maybe instead of watching conspiracy videos, you should get out in the real world and observe with your own eyes.

I have. I've got a highway I drive all the time that proves reality to me.

I hope you can get some help.
You poor thing. You just can't handle exposure to reality and truth.
The indoctrination is strong in you.

210 posted on 08/26/2023 1:06:22 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: HereInTheHeartland
🇺🇸 RAINBOW Bridge | VETERANS MEMORIAL Bridge

The horizon rises to eye level.

211 posted on 08/26/2023 1:08:40 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Magnum44

Wow, I never thought I would be posting on “the earth is flat”thread on FR!
This world has gotten very strange.


212 posted on 08/26/2023 1:08:53 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Have you seen Joe Biden's picture on a milk carton?)
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To: philman_36

“The horizon rises to eye level. “

As I said earlier. Get binoculars. Go to ocean or Great Lake. Observe. Don’t watch it on a video, use your own eyes. Basic stuff we have known as humans for hundreds of years.
Its really true, you will see it.
You are being played by cranks making fake videos.


213 posted on 08/26/2023 1:11:58 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Have you seen Joe Biden's picture on a milk carton?)
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To: HereInTheHeartland; Magnum44
This world has gotten very strange.

Isn't that the truth!

214 posted on 08/26/2023 1:13:53 PM PDT by MD Expat in PA (No. I am not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV. The MD in my screen name stands for Maryland)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

It is the government and the scientific community that caused this problem.

They totally destroyed their credibility on a wide range of issues—and then they wonder why nobody believes them even if/when they do tell the truth.

They own this mess.


215 posted on 08/26/2023 1:16:07 PM PDT by cgbg ("Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." Anna Freud.)
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To: HereInTheHeartland
Here's another one for going to the beach...

Driving Across The High Island Bridge - Galveston County
Horizon to the eye of the observer.

Maybe you should get out more instead of watching conspiracy videos and observe the real world again with your own eyes.

216 posted on 08/26/2023 1:16:15 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Leaning Right
I'm disappointed in you, Wyoming. You should've been number one.
217 posted on 08/26/2023 1:17:45 PM PDT by cowboyusa (UA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AN GLOBALISM! Trump 2024, NO more Mr Nice)
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To: HereInTheHeartland
Observe. Don’t watch it on a video, use your own eyes.

I have. All you need is three miles of flat road and a pair of binoculars and two people 6 feet tall.

Stop telling me what to do.

Can you tell me how we can see further than mathematical calculations show we should be able.

218 posted on 08/26/2023 1:18:47 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36

“All you need is three miles of flat road and a pair of binoculars and two people 6 feet tall.”

No.
You need further than that .
Only large bodies of water can do it.
Seriously, talk to friends or family. You don’t want to go off on a crazy rabbit hole.


219 posted on 08/26/2023 1:25:33 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Have you seen Joe Biden's picture on a milk carton?)
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To: HereInTheHeartland
Watch a large ship either come in or leave. You will of course notice only the top visible as its farthest away.

You shouldn't be expected to know about the world,
you don't even know your own body and its abilities.

Do you think those buildings are smaller in size simply because they're further away?

220 posted on 08/26/2023 1:30:16 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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