Today, I told my long-distance friend about the flooding in Florida due to the Supermoon. He's a Flat Earther and despite proof, denies the coincidence because he believes the moon and gravity aren't what we're taught. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I had to explain to my husband that the Earth is not flat. He didn’t believe me. FML
Today, I went on a date with a guy who seemed really nice. However, halfway through the date, he started talking about how he was a flat-earther, and believed that the moon landing was faked. Oh, and that birds aren't real. I had to endure another hour of his conspiracy theories before I could finally escape. FML
Today, I had to explain to my boyfriend that a tornado is not the same thing as a hurricane. I couldn't convince him, and he still won't talk to me. FML
Today, I found out my girlfriend of 3 years actually believes that the Earth is flat. FML
Today, I told a friend I had become more religious lately. He immediately started mocking me for being a "stupid creationist bigot." When I told him how offensive that was, he acted bewildered and started condescendingly lecturing me about how "science has proven God does not exist." FML
Today, I found out that one of my colleagues believes that aliens built the pyramids. No amount of logical reasoning or evidence has had any effect on his argument of, "but you can't prove they didn't." FML
Today, I finally got to see my favorite aunt after months of her living far away with her new boyfriend. She now believes the Earth is flat, gravity is fake, the government is run by reptiles, and that vaccines are the devil themselves. She won't stop trying to convince me of her conspiracies. FML
Today, I was telling my girlfriend about how my parents are flying out to Japan today on vacation. She was shocked at how short the flight will be, because "It's on the other side of the world." We live in the USA, and it seems I'm dating a Flat Earther. FML
Today, my mom saw a picture of the moon and asked me what "those big spots" were. She actually thought the craters were continents and tried correcting me when I told her what they were. Then I almost got into trouble for being disrespectful. FML
Today, two of my friends condemned me for being "narrow-minded", because I couldn't help but laugh at the thought that someone would believe mermaids actually exist. FML
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potatocouch 16
What an idiot, if he was smart he would know the world is a cube.
Talis99 26
It literally boggles my mind how folks can be this thick-headed. All the evidence, all the science--do they need to be strapped into a rocket and shot into space themselves?
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Comments (102)
thebeccabr 14
Quit talking to him immediately.
edmunson 22
Flat earth and no climate change...is he American? If he is I know who he voted for!
Catdragon 40
I think this is a fml for all mankind
John_in_Oz 12
Interesting. What's his reasoning, and what's the mistake in his reasoning? Or are you just going on faith?
devinaww 15
Interesting beliefs What about Santa Claus?
bambisapphic 18
ydi for trying to have an informed conversation with a flat earther
ApricotQueen 17
that ain't your friend. don't surround yourself with idiots OP, it'll just bring you down in the long run. I know from experience
Enslaved 38
Greetings, OP here. Wasn't expecting these many replies. Yay! Yes he's a friend that I actually meet here on FML through the PM system. He's an interesting person and we often have super heated debates about everything from religion to science to conspiracy theories. Etc.... We don't agree on anything and drive each other crazy trying to change the other persons' world view. He does make valid points from time to time but damn! Occam's razor just doesn't seem to get through to him!
buckdharma 38
Conspiracies like we never landed on the Moon? Ugh! I watched it on television. I remember it interrupting Star Trek. It was very exciting when Buzz got in trouble with Tribbles. I choked on my taco.
RichardPencil 32
Have you been through the evolution thing yet?
buckdharma 38
Many, many times. I have made her aware of soft tissue discoveries in fossils dated over a half billion years. She thinks it's possible. Hahahaha.
KayPlay 19
It's suck a shame that people ignore the Mountains of evidence that the Earth isn't flat
Sertorius 10
A 'supermoon' is just when the moon's perigee (point of closest approach) coincides with a full moon. Perigee happens once every 27 days (approximately). So this particular flood in Florida has nothing to do with it being a 'supermoon', this only means that the full moon looks a bit bigger than usual (about 15% bigger and 30% brighter). Coastal flooding is usually a result of high tides (which can occur literally any day of the year, but are at a maximum twice every 27 days orbital period) coinciding with storm surges (resulting from strong low pressure system and unfavourable winds). The highest of the high tides (leaving aside weather-related enhancements) occur when the Earth is at its perhelion (point of closest approach to the sun) around the 2nd of January. So yeah, not that. Media reports linking the two phenomona are complete Trump-level bullshit.
URBeingLied2 23
Thank you