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February 24, 2018, 04:14 PM
AirpusherStrange Conversation
Yesterday I had a conversation with a fellow that started with him asking if I thought the earth revolved around the sun. When I answered in the affirmative, he proceeded to explain to me that the earth is the center of the universe and everything revolved around it. He had several theories that were supported by "experts" I have never heard of. Up until this point, I had thought him to be a rational human being. You never know what is going on in someone else's mind.
A man is still only as good as his word
February 24, 2018, 04:17 PM
RHINOWSOIn general, I don't argue with idiots, or speak with them more than required.
February 24, 2018, 04:19 PM
arfmelSadly, there are probably thousands who follow his scientific twatter feed, and take it as gospel.
February 24, 2018, 04:22 PM
GWbikerWant to engage in strange conversations with people, come to downtown Tucson where homeless hang out..
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February 24, 2018, 04:24 PM
Pipe SmokerWell, at least he doesn’t seem to think that the earth is flat.
Serious about crackers. February 24, 2018, 04:25 PM
RogBThere are people who are convinced the earth is flat
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February 24, 2018, 04:27 PM
tatortoddBelieve me I can understand strange and stupid conversations as I have a relative who is a flat earther
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DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. February 24, 2018, 04:28 PM
12131quote:
Originally posted by RogB:
There are people who are convinced the earth is flat
How else do you explain folks keep disappearing when they get to the horizon?
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February 24, 2018, 04:31 PM
BamaJeepsterThis is an actual growing movement
https://nypost.com/2017/06/01/...t-the-world-is-flat/
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”
- John Adams February 24, 2018, 04:37 PM
JimTheoAfter my generation is relegated to the "home", humanity will implode. For real.
I should be tall and rich too; That ain't gonna happen either February 24, 2018, 04:41 PM
wishfull thinkerquote:
Originally posted by JimTheo:
After my generation is relegated to the "home", humanity will implode. For real.
without even a whimper, just a silly grin.
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February 24, 2018, 04:55 PM
V-TailThat reminds me. I have to order some phlogiston. My supply is starting to run low.
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים February 24, 2018, 05:03 PM
MuddflapI know a couple people that think the earth revolves around them.
February 24, 2018, 05:10 PM
YooperSigsNo stranger than the dude I ran across on patrol one night. He was changing a perfectly serviceable, fully inflated tire with the spare tire, which was identical to the one he was taking off the car.
He told me that the spare tire was "better".
I did not argue.
End of Earth: 2 Miles
Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles
February 24, 2018, 05:19 PM
Rey HRHquote:
Originally posted by Airpusher:
Yesterday I had a conversation with a fellow that started with him asking if I thought the earth revolved around the sun. When I answered in the affirmative, he proceeded to explain to me that the earth is the center of the universe and everything revolved around it.
Maybe he's a time traveller... from the past.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
February 24, 2018, 08:45 PM
jbcummingsDid he have a gun?
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February 24, 2018, 09:06 PM
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February 24, 2018, 09:24 PM
just1tymI know that some here have already heard this but it "is" definitive proof that the Earth is not flat....Because if it were, cats would have already knocked everything off of it!
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February 24, 2018, 09:48 PM
flashguyAs long as he believes that the rest of the Solar System (and the rest of the Universe) revolves around the Sun, his opinion is not without standing. Any point in the Universe can be considered the "center" as long as all other motions are maintained relative to it.
One can consider oneself the center of the Earth's surface, too, because it all stretches equally away from where one is.
It's all a matter of perspective.
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth February 24, 2018, 10:14 PM
mr kablammoquote:
Originally posted by V-Tail:
That reminds me. I have to order some phlogiston. My supply is starting to run low.
Bon mot!
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