Flatlined: Exposing What Flat Earthers REALLY Believe

The Earth is not yet MANY real people ACTUALLY believe it. They aren’t trolling, either, and this documentary is a deep dive into the world of the Flat Earth theory, exposing the deception, dishonesty, and disgusting underpinnings of their worldview, one we knew was wrong a thousand years ago. Massive thanks to @MCToon @FTFEOfficial & @DaveMcKeegan for taking the time to sit and chat with me, show them and their channels some love! ☆ Major References & Attributions ☆ ☆ Support More Content Like This ☆ ☆ Chapters ☆ 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:56 Why make a video about Flat Earth? 0:07:07 What do they NOT believe? 0:12:04 The problem faced by modern science 0:17:00 Part 1 - They don’t understand scale or perspective 0:19:15 Where is the curve? 0:22:14 The scale of the Earth 0:28:10 Properly modeling curvature on the globe 0:34:56 The relative sizes of continents 0:39:26 Part 2 - They don’t understand abstract concepts 0:48:29 The epitome of Dunning-Kruger 0:50:34 A replication of Eratosthenes’ experiment 0:55:48 The relationship between Math and Science 1:02:58 The importance of models in science 1:06:28 Why you can’t accurately map the Flat Earth 1:19:49 Predicting eclipses with the globe model 1:20:33 What does the flat earth model say? 1:24:52 Nobody would sponsor a video about flat earthers 1:26:37 Part 3 - They don’t understand science 1:31:46 Flat earthers are roleplaying as scientists 1:34:43 Please disregard this section 1:39:21 Flat earthers are pseudoscientists 1:42:01 They don’t know how to create hypotheses or make predictions 1:43:07 They don’t understand how to evaluate alternative hypotheses 1:43:48 They don’t understand refraction 1:44:45 The speed of light 1:45:45 They don’t understand Snell’s Law 1:48:24 They don’t understand downward refraction 1:58:52 They don’t understand scientific methodology 2:04:11 They don’t understand boats going over the horizon 2:18:35 They don’t understand sunsets 2:21:28 The pseudoscience cycle 2:22:54 They don’t understand perspective - Football field example 2:27:22 They don’t understand perspective - Table example 2:32:33 They don’t understand language 2:35:36 They don’t understand gravity 2:52:50 They don’t understand scientific theories or laws 3:01:48 They don’t understand level 3:17:56 Flat earthers only evidence is memes 3:22:02 They’re unwilling to present citations 3:26:43 The major cation 3:34:31 They don’t understand how to respond to citations 3:37:01 They don’t understand Michelson-Morley 3:52:10 They don’t understand how to make content 4:01:38 They don’t understand peer review 4:04:05 They don’t publish their “research” 4:04:45 Science is self-correcting 4:06:40 That time a flat earther proved the earth is a globe 4:11:32 Part 4 - They are intellectually dishonest 4:19:58 Case Study - Austin Witsit 4:38:28 Case Study - A Cruel Vision 5:03:17 Flat earthers ask for evidence and then reject it 5:10:04 Case Study - JMTruth 5:13:25 They DEFINITELY don’t understand the ‘abstract’ 5:15:46 When flat earthers do curvature calculations... 5:23:35 JMTruth demonstrates his CGI expertise 5:34:19 I have a confession to make… 5:38:45 The real reason flat earthers believe what they believe… 5:43:14 Part 5 - They are conspiracy theorists 5:55:56 What do flat earthers actually believe? 6:02:23 A flat earth guru with “special knowledge” 6:03:41 The Dome 6:04:42 A local sun 6:05:31 Crepuscular Rays 6:06:29 The yo-yo de-spin mechanism 6:08:26 The firmament 6:09:52 They lie about Antarctica 6:13:35 They lie about being free-thinking truth seekers 6:20:02 Evaluating claims as a Scientific Skeptic 6:24:59 Evaluating claims as a Conspiracy Theorists 6:28:00 A flat earth critical thinker in action 6:31:29 Scientific Skepticism in practice 6:37:18 The dystopian nature of this problem 6:39:20 The flat earth worldview is a gateway drug 6:40:51 The deep connection between Flat Earth and Antisemitism 6:47:35 If you have no enemies, invent them 6:51:32 Memes are their modern day propaganda 6:52:26 They are the chosen ones 6:54:41 Flat earth is a virus that is evolving 7:05:14 Dehumanization and infantilization 7:06:25 Flat earth ruins lives 7:10:16 Nathan Thompson is a creep 7:12:47 Flat earth content is actually suppressed by platforms 7:15:59 Could suppressing flerf content make the problem worse? 7:19:45 YouTube might have originally created this monster 7:22:10 Is there a solution to this problem? 7:26:33 We might be wrong about the core problem 7:28:28 It might be a cult… 7:32:27 Final thoughts 7:34:55 One last montage for the road ☆ Come Say Hello While I’m Live Streaming on Twitch ☆ ☆ Check out my music on Spotify! ☆ ☆ Other Links ☆ Discord: Twitter: Instagram: