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Solly Mack

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Fri Jul 7, 2017, 06:22 PM

Jul 2017

... “They want you to think you’re insignificant, a speck on the earth, a cosmic mistake,” Sargent says. “The flat earth says you are special, we are special, there is a creator, this isn’t some accident.”

The orthodox say their faith makes them a persecuted minority, mocked to their faces by friends and strangers for nothing more than First Amendment-protected beliefs." ...

Their "faith". A "creator". Yeah, I think we know where this is going. They're essentially calling this a religion.

They aren't saying 1st Amendment protected speech - they said 1st Amendment protected beliefs.

Both the protection of speech and the protection of religion is in the 1st amendment.

Yeah, it's laughable but...Trump.

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These Coloradans say Earth is flat. And gravity's a hoax. Now, they're being persecuted. [View all] octoberlib Jul 2017 OP

Ho-leeey Sheeiitt!!!!! LongTomH Jul 2017 #1

I know, right? One of the founding members is an engineer! octoberlib Jul 2017 #3

Considering how many creationist "scholars" are engineers... JHB Jul 2017 #37

sorry to be a Pain in the Arse, but can you fix the second line? RoBear Jul 2017 #34

The people who created the image should have proofread..... LongTomH Jul 2017 #36

These people must not have cats. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #2

I love this! octoberlib Jul 2017 #4

That makes perfect sense. Iggo Jul 2017 #15

LOL Dave Starsky Jul 2017 #19

LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!1111 jpak Jul 2017 #22

Hahahaha! VOX Jul 2017 #35

Reminds me of a sci-if-themed board game I used to play... JHB Jul 2017 #38

Love it!!!! burrowowl Jul 2017 #48

"The more people disagree with me, the closer I am to the truth!" Warren DeMontague Jul 2017 #5

You should post a video on Youtube. It'd get a million hits and then you could start the octoberlib Jul 2017 #11

I know. There are 20somethings who are millionaires from making videos on youtube playing minecraft Warren DeMontague Jul 2017 #20

They bring their kids also......... riversedge Jul 2017 #6

This is disturbing. octoberlib Jul 2017 #12

Any Flat-Earth society that doesn't include Rincewind and The Luggage just isn't trying Aristus Jul 2017 #7

Oh, yeah!!! LongTomH Jul 2017 #10

This love_katz Jul 2017 #33

Well... sarisataka Jul 2017 #8

soon to be part of the republican platform... dhill926 Jul 2017 #9

Right? That's the scary part... WoonTars Jul 2017 #32

"They...have proponents at the highest levels of science..." Iggo Jul 2017 #13

Ft Collins, huh? ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #14

There's no end to the republican Matthew28 Jul 2017 #16

... Solly Mack Jul 2017 #17

The Flat Earth Society: how is this still a thing? Initech Jul 2017 #18

The first time I heard of the Flat Earth Society(outside of medieval times )was the Kyrie/ Shaq octoberlib Jul 2017 #25

Thanks! Good to know there's fans out there! Initech Jul 2017 #27

The Occam's Razor argument for a flat earth: no other theory so easily solves so many mysteries struggle4progress Jul 2017 #21

Lol! octoberlib Jul 2017 #30

Lmao!! AgadorSparticus Jul 2017 #52

How you can live in Colorado and claim the Earth is flat Mr. Ected Jul 2017 #23

Well, then. Where's the edge? displacedtexan Jul 2017 #24

You know those doors in the back of the krispy kreme that say "employees only"? Warren DeMontague Jul 2017 #26

*snort* smirkymonkey Jul 2017 #41

I don't think they actually believe this, or rather it's not their focus. JHan Jul 2017 #28

Here's a simple test in four steps. longship Jul 2017 #29

I tjinknthet intend as a big joke marylandblue Jul 2017 #31

Lets book a cruise for them and give them heart attacks. Keep saying "warning - we're going over! kerry-is-my-prez Jul 2017 #39

Sweet Jesus, I remember when the Flat Earthers were just... JHB Jul 2017 #40

How do people get to be this way? smirkymonkey Jul 2017 #42

Faith is the answer to that question...nt uriel1972 Jul 2017 #44

Then there is obviously something wrong with their faith. smirkymonkey Jul 2017 #45

. XRubicon Jul 2017 #43

I have an answer to his question about why do government people believe gravity and round earth.. Volaris Jul 2017 #46

I actually went to their website a few years ago for a laugh........ Takket Jul 2017 #47

40 Rapid-Fire Flat Earth "Proofs" debunked... Oneironaut Jul 2017 #49

What's on the other side of a flat earth? Kaleva Jul 2017 #50

These people showed up on the chans a few years ago. Shandris Jul 2017 #51

So they deny circumnavigation? Ilsa Jul 2017 #53

And... The real wonder here is that the Denver Post found this news worthy to print. Hugin Jul 2017 #54

This post inspired me to finally get a Photobucket account so I could post the proper response roscoeroscoe Jul 2017 #55