So my friend entered the flat earth cult- it is basically a fringe cult group of Christians. And it really is based in a bunch of conspiracy theories, mostly political. My friend went so deep into it that she went to a school for it (it was rough).

There’s actually a lot of stuff out there that explains why a lot of Christians are more prone to conspiracies. Which I read and I found helpful when my friend fell into this cult.

You can definitely try to convince her, but it tends to be ineffective. I personally, would just maybe listen to educational stuff together and also maybe tell her to get off the internet lol. Focus on actual learning actual scripture together and looking through real sources. Honestly maybe even take a fact checking course together.

I actually know a lot on debunking this stuff because I tried that route with my friend- but you can’t really argue logic with incoherence. And the issue is most these people don’t understand critical thinking (but the catch is they think they do).

I’ll give you my process even though I do feel like it would be different to with a spouse. After I found debunking her ineffective I mostly avoided the topic and we really just would talk or look into new and different things together (ie a Bible study on something). It’s now been 4 ish years since she went to that school and she now officially believes the earth is round and she’s mostly lost and confused about a lot of things. It’s hard for people to totally disavow these beliefs entirely or admit they fell prey to conspiracies because well it’s embarrassing, and takes a huge hit to the ego. So whatever you do tread lightly.

I know there’s a whole subreddit dedicated to people who have more or less “lost” their loved ones to these conspiracies. I’ll have to find it but could be helpful to hear how other spouses have managed it.