>>14031910Flat-Earthers start with the idea that the Earth is flat and work backwards from there, because it's what they want to be true, not because it makes sense. They want it to be true because it's completely irrational and makes no sense other than that earth was created specifically for humans and is the center of the universe. Proving the Earth is flat is a substitute for proving the existence of god.
That's why I love saying I'm a flat-earther and an atheist. It's best accompanied by pictures posted like this one, about other cultures belief in a flat Earth found in cultures all over the world, because most of them weren't even monotheistic. They don't know why they care about the Earth being flat as much as they do, but the idea that someone can be both a flat-earther and an atheist deflates their interest in the topic.
