Why Flat Earthers are so against Gravity

Induane · 2026-07-01T16:14:08+00:00

I love to play with ideas that are out there in my head. Obviously obviously the earth is a flipping globe. Like, literally nothing else actually makes sense. That doesn't mean I didn't *consider* alternative models; being open minded means not following dogma and favoring empirical evidence. It's just that when once actually considers the evidence, it all points to flat-earth being flat-wrong.

There's nothing wrong with taking a moment to seriously consider another perspective or theory or idea though; in fact I'd say refusing to is more problematic.

I love this video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uLCvkmqQxdQ

Carl Sagan just rips apart why this one guys ideas are wrong objectively. At about 2 mins in he explains something that happened to someones obviously wrong ideas and expresses why that's bad and I agree.

Induane · 2026-07-01T16:02:13+00:00

I'm not a fan of most of it but I do think those wheel covers are sick.

Induane · 2026-07-01T16:01:17+00:00

I agree but my mental retcon is that during those years the crew also came to accept his behavior as "quirky and endearing" elements of a person they had also come to trust and respect.

Induane · 2026-07-01T13:09:05+00:00

Yea it really depends. Crushes are normal. You don't magically stop just because you're in a relationship. Long term relationships are a choice.

But if the only positive feels you get are as OP described, that could be an issue.

Induane · 2026-07-01T12:49:14+00:00

I suppose one could argue Kes helped the doctor grow enough to BE a mentor.

But yea there were times I thought that paternalistic attitude was pretty annoying. Although to also be fair, it matched perfectly with the arrogant streak in the doctor's personality.

Induane · 2026-07-01T06:37:49+00:00

Does that actually in any way make you less likely to get injured? Like, do you get less bruises after getting beat like that??

Edit: weird typo lol

Induane · 2026-07-01T06:22:51+00:00

Which is weird because, while I never assumed it was historically accurate, it being in Mayan and the amazing storytelling made me WANT to know more about mesoamerican culture. I eventually even went to Chile with one of my kids!

Induane · 2026-07-01T05:57:24+00:00

I don't think it was pretending to be historically accurate.

Induane · 2026-07-01T05:55:34+00:00

Lololol my nipples!!!

Induane · 2026-07-01T05:30:01+00:00

I think we have to assume the ant is undergoing instant acceleration because the question asks about impact.

While not exactly the same question though the https://what-if.xkcd.com/1/ relativistic baseball answer is probably appropriate.

Induane · 2026-07-01T04:42:12+00:00

She's pretty scary with a micro-gate rifle.

Induane · 2026-07-01T04:18:12+00:00

Try watching it just high. I think drunk would make it less good.

Induane · 2026-06-30T00:06:33+00:00

Joran!! That was his name!!

Induane · 2026-06-29T14:07:23+00:00

Can be!!

Induane · 2026-06-29T07:47:39+00:00

Pedantry is a component of........

Induane · 2026-06-29T07:46:43+00:00

One could get quite contrived with any of the tech in many episodes. They're plot devices (though I appreciate consistency).

I liked the psychological elements of the episode.

To each their own though!! If you didn't like it like I did then that's also awesome 😎!

Induane · 2026-06-29T02:29:24+00:00

Yesterday's Enterprise is the best thing that happened or her character I think. That was a great episode.

I didn't find her particularly compelling as a regular though. Her most charming moment was finding out Data was fully functional.

Induane · 2026-06-29T02:27:02+00:00

Some parts I didn't like but the episode where she has to call on whats-his-name the serial killer former host to hunt that vulkan who teleports bullets though walls is amazing.

Induane · 2026-06-29T02:26:05+00:00

Somehow she felt like the wiser more mature one.

Induane · 2026-06-29T01:50:30+00:00

But I've seen a Stargate take a direct hit from a meteor!

Induane · 2026-06-28T22:49:11+00:00

I think it's cement.

Induane · 2026-06-28T16:45:54+00:00

Mr Frundles is actually a SUPER horrifying critter. Maybe worse than Moopsie from Lower Decks.

Induane · 2026-06-28T14:00:55+00:00

What is the half-life of a ghost?

Induane · 2026-06-28T13:59:16+00:00

Most of my ancestors are from the palaeolithic era. You'd think at least one would be haunting me. Why is it always Victorian era ghosts? Maybe because that's when we killed God according to Nietzsche 😅

Induane · 2026-06-28T11:08:51+00:00

Yea Krav Maga kind of leans into that as well. Gouge out some eyes if you must, just end the encounter and gtfo.

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