There is no shortage of conspiracy theories. However, it is concluded that flat earth theorists are not necessarily conspiracy theorists, but rather pseudo-scientists. The theory, or pseudoscience, that the earth is flat remains one of the longest and more robustly-held beliefs, which is substantiated by practical, if not philosophical, argument. It is widely observed that, “flat-eathers are more adamant that the Earth is flat than most people are that the Earth is round.”
The International Flat Earth Society was originally formed in the early 1800s by British inventor, Dr. Samuel Birley Rowbotham. His views were based on biblical text and
that the world is “never-ending.” This DOES NOT mean the Earth is two-dimensionally flat! Rowbotham developed his system of Zetelic Astronomy. In 1956, Samuel Shenton (a direct descendant of the Universal Zetetic Society) established today’s International Flat Earth Research Society (IFERS), also known as the Flat Earth Society. The IFERS still promotes independent free thought and provokes discussion of Rowbotham’s Flat Earth theory today. Forums encourage open debate and other archived Flat Earth literature from the Society’s extensive library is available.While its membership continues to grow, there are at least 10 things you should know about the Flat Earth Society, its history, the Flat Earth theory, and resources available to inform anyone that is curious or interested in the Flat Earth theory and Society.
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