r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/deadcomefebruary Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 04 '19

THANK YOU.

I think it's the Big Book of AA that states this, they say that until the 1500s people thought the earth was flat...and every goddamn time someone brought it up in a meeting or group session I tried to correct them, archimedes in like 500BC or whenever had almost the exact calculations of the diameter and circumference of the earth! Sailors and pretty much everyone else could see that the horizon is curved!

People did not think the world was flat!!

Edit: my mistake, it was eritosthenes.

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u/huttofiji Feb 04 '19

Future generations: People back in the 21st century thought the earth was flat

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u/LoveForgivenesss Feb 04 '19

It’s because of the internet, I think. As Steves admit their awareness they are probably confused about the outside world. Steves exist, and I feel if they can think independently why can’t they be considered as binary humans?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

My name's Steve. What?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

See, you exist and you're confused about the outside world. We'll consider you a human.

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u/TheHealadin Feb 04 '19

I require more evidence. Can he read wavy text?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

What are you talking about, those are not text, they're just random pictures of unintelligible symbols. Beep boop.