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TIL comparing a 2-hour documentary on the 'flat earth' theory to a 20-minute physics lecture from my old community college professor showed me why evidence matters more than a slick presentation.
The documentary had all these fancy graphics and emotional interviews, but the professor just used a simple globe, a flashlight, and basic geometry to explain sunsets in a way that made the whole flat earth thing fall apart completely, which makes me wonder if anyone else has seen a conspiracy theory get totally wrecked by someone just calmly explaining the facts?
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leo_lopez5mo ago
My uncle's 9/11 truther phase ended after a firefighter gave a really simple talk at the library.
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andrew_nguyen645mo ago
That part about the simple globe and flashlight is spot on. My buddy got deep into moon landing hoax stuff until his engineer dad took him to a museum, pointed at the actual engine from a Saturn V rocket, and just asked "How do you fake that?" He said the sheer size and complexity of the real thing shut down the whole argument in seconds.
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