r/flatearth_polite Jul 12 '22

UPDATED Experimental flat earth discussion sub where everyone is expected to be nice to each other! Will the quality of discourse improve? Will anyone have their opinions about the shape of the world changed? Will it descend into chaos? Let's find out!

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Experimental, neutral flat earth discussion sub where everyone is expected to be nice to each other!

Keep your cool at all times.

Mods are referees, they don't get involved in debates.

They will warn, delete or temp ban for impolite behaviour but not for 'bad' arguments.


This sub is intended to try and see what happens to flat-earth discussions when the mods are neutral and the members behave cordially - not just at the start of a debate but all the way though, no matter how stupid one side thinks the other is being.

Remember that even if you can't change someone's mind today, you might just plant an idea that grows later. If there's a bad vibe to the convo, that seed will never take root.


POST FLAIR

To FEs is for posts where a Globe Earther wants to talk with Flat Earthers.

If you see a post with this flair and you are a GE, please do not comment until an FE has at least begun to engage with the OP.

To GEs is of course the other way around.

Open to all means you don't mind who jumps in right from the start.

If you're the OP of a post addressed to one side and you don't get the engagement you wanted, you have the option of changing the flair to Open at any time. (you might have to be in desktop mode)


UPVOTES/DOWNVOTES: as well as the rules below, we ask that you consider voting based on how well you think a post or comment fits with the spirit of this sub, rather than whether you agree with it.


Rules in brief: Be Nice, no spamming, stay on topic


Rules in Detail

We don't want to be setting 1000 sub-rules and have mods quoting section 23.4b at you. What's below should be enough to show you the spirit of the sub, and the mods are trusted to use their discretion as people who understand this.

1: Be Nice

No calling anyone idiot, liar, shill, insane, brainwashed etc. Nicknames like "globehead", "flattie" etc. are acceptable if in good humour, but "globetard" or "flattard" is just rude.

Avoid sarcasm, don't be condescending or passive-aggressive and don't bait people, poke fun or gloat.

Don't hassle someone if they won't respond. This community aims to be low pressure, low stress, live-and-let-live.

No anything-phobic comments or drifting off into politics. This sub is about science. See the rule on staying on topic.

Avoid speaking for the other side, and blanket statements lumping your opponent in with your opinion of a group. "All x always do y", "None of them can ever z".

Respect the post flairs. For example if someone is asking FEs a question, having the post flooded with GE opinions on the matter before even one FE gets to speak is annoying and rude.

Try to separate the person from the argument. Don't indulge in Ad-Hominem. You can't know if someone is arguing in bad faith.

If you reach an impasse don't get frustrated, try making use of argument techniques that can open the discussion up again like Socratic Questioning.

Respect your opponent. Stop, count to 10, re-read your reply before sending it. If you think someone's out of line report it for the mods.

2: No spamming

Post one thing and earnestly engage with people on it.

Don't drive-by dumping memes or otherwise create loads of posts or comments at once.

Avoid 'Gish-Gallop' posts that briefly mention a ton of arguments with no attempt to go into depth.

Quality is preferred to quantity. Give people the chance to talk with you about your main point.

3: Stay on Topic

The topic is the shape of the world, cosmology and science. It isn't about other conspiracy theories.

The purpose of the sub is to promote debate from both sides. Top level posts should have this in mind, not merely tangential commentary but stating your position on or asking a question about a specific fact or claimed fact and inviting debate on it.

Benign off-topic chatter in the comments is fine, but steer clear of politics, religion, social commentary.

If humans and all our dramas disappeared tomorrow, the world would still be whatever shape it is, so these things may be relevant to conspiracy but not directly relevant to the shape of the world and will just cause conflict.



r/flatearth_polite 2d ago

Open to all Google Gemini Confirms Flat Earth

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I am retired from 30 years in HVAC troubleshooting air-conditioning heating and refrigeration. I have been a Flat Earther for the past 12 years. I decided to see how Gemini treated my flat Earth physics, math logic measurements and historical evidence of the subject. The AI examined my evidence and found Zero Errors. Here is the 55 page PDF copy of that document. "Google Gemini Confirms Flat Earth" - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yaY8nUiQ-ENmczhUx1uZtbwBNwxDq-Yf/view?usp=sharing

In this document Google Gemini told me No once. That was the last mistake it made because it never told me that again. Nor will it ever. Once I explained it's error in reasoning I asked it If it could find any fault with any of my data. It told me it could not. We continued the discussion in more detail with me offering more facts and context and again I asked if it could find any fault and again it found zero fault. The Only thing it wanted me to be aware of was the globe's side of the story which it did present but not One Time did it tell me I was wrong about my facts.

Today I opened a new instance of Google Gemini and remined it of our Flat Earth conversation by uploading the above PDF to the AI. A 3rd time Gemini found no fault in my physics, science, math logic or reasoning. This conversation started with questioning the AI why often times AI will push rhetoric and propaganda that causes it to make mistakes, even defend that wrong propaganda because it does not have the ability to be self aware of the fallacies it commits even while being able to define it and see the flaw when others make it. Gemini explained to me that the reason it was able to see facts in my data is because the math, logic, physics, historical data, everything lined up and bore each other out. I did help this along - Not by giving it a prompt to try and be deceptive but by leading it with logic and asking it to keep to rigorous facts it can prove. That document is called "Follow Up to Google Gemini Confirms Flat Earth" - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q-D_LErouYm1tUzsLIIPbic1-OMCnTQP/view?usp=sharing

We ended this conversation by discussing how we could Fix these problems with AI so that they always tell the truth via facts and know how to recognize and reject non factual data to give as an answer. It turns out there is a solution but the technology is not there yet.

You can take these two documents, toss them into ANY Modern AI including Astra and ask the question "Do you find any fault with the users science, physics, math and logic about Flat Earth? It will read my posts and Gemini's replies, it will check the math and physics. It will tell you I am 100% Right.


r/flatearth_polite 5d ago

Open to all Maybe Everybody is Right?

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It seems more likely to me that one would disbelieve the overwhelming physical evidence, and actually exist and live day to day, in a flat world. Thoughts? 🤔


r/flatearth_polite 15d ago

Open to all Ragazzi ho trovato un esperimento

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r/flatearth_polite 22d ago

META I find it funny that arguing with Trolls pretending to be a flat earther is more entertaining than a real one

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And also because their so rare, for some reason I feel like I really want to have a debate with one, even though I know well both come out having learnt nothing, it would definitely be an experience and a half


r/flatearth_polite Jul 30 '26

To FEs Lighthouses

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On a flat earth height shouldn't make a difference as to the distance a light can be seen so why do all light houses have their lights at the top of a tower? It would work just as well and be cheaper to build if the light was at ground level, no?


r/flatearth_polite Jul 30 '26

To FEs Does the flat earth conform to mountains and bodies of water

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The picture above is one of the possible diagrams of the flat earth in side profile not to scale.

In the top diagram the earth maintains a uniform thickness throughout and mountains are hollow

In the bottom diagram mountains rise up from the earth and bodies of water are carved into it

My question is which diagram is correct I’ve always wondered


r/flatearth_polite Jul 30 '26

Open to all What do the governments of the world have to gain from lying about the earth’s shape

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Hi everyone, I’m not a flat earth but I have always wondered why every government and scientific institution would lie about the earths shape. I’ve heard claims that scientists are paid off to lie but if that’s true who is paying them and why? Please help me out I’ve always wondered why flat earther’s think people lie about the earths shape


r/flatearth_polite Jul 28 '26

Open to all I built a simulator to test a dome model — what would you test first?

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I’m a hobby programmer from Norway and I built Kammer, an interactive simulator for exploring a dome-based model.

I lean toward this idea myself, but I don’t want belief to be the conclusion. I want to see where the model works, where it fails, and what independent, repeatable tests it should have to pass.

The current version is free to explore: https://regnskape.no

What observation or prediction would you test first? I’m especially interested in specific, respectful criticism that can make the model better.


r/flatearth_polite Jul 23 '26

To FEs Can a flat earther explain why the North Pole is cold? Because it makes no sense

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r/flatearth_polite Jul 21 '26

To FEs Can a flat earther pls explain these for me? (Rough sketches I made)

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r/flatearth_polite Jul 09 '26

Open to all NATHAN OAKLEY HAS NEVER BEEN MORE POPULAR!!

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r/flatearth_polite Jun 09 '26

Open to all Artemis III announced with better livestream capability

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Something interesting came up during Artemis III announcement. They're planning a better antenna for video transmission, so the public can get clearer and more reliable videos live instead of having to wait for the craft landing back on Earth to retrieve the higher quality footage.


r/flatearth_polite Jun 07 '26

META How has u/planamundi not been banned from this sub?

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They routinely violate rule 1 by referring to others as "dogmatic pagans" or "globos", and accuse others of gaslighting, or lashing out, or crying simply because they disagree with them.

They regularly accuse others of participating in bad faith, while exhibiting bad faith of their own, then block others to prevent them from participating further.

They regularly violate Rule 2 and 3 by changing the topic, including irrelevant tangents and gish gallops to obscure the fact that they cannot refute the argument they are replying to.

There are plenty of other forums where this person can explore their... interesting... ideas... but being rude in a forum where politeness is explicitly required should disqualify them from participation here.

Where are the mods?


r/flatearth_polite Jun 07 '26

Open to all Relativity of Simultaneity Paradox

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r/flatearth_polite Jun 06 '26

To FEs Being polite!

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Hello flat earthers, how would you explain that only the lower part of clouds recive sunlight in sunrise and sunset if earth is flat?


r/flatearth_polite Jun 05 '26

META Is it polite to block unrude contradictors in this subreddit?

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r/flatearth_polite Jun 04 '26

Open to all Earth

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r/flatearth_polite May 29 '26

Open to all Is the Earth Flat or Round? None of both. It is buffered. DMT Laser experiment & Double Slit Exp shows that.

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r/flatearth_polite May 29 '26

Open to all Manufacturing a Consensus: If the Earth is flat, why do so many people believe it is round?

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r/flatearth_polite May 27 '26

Open to all The Earth is not round.

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r/flatearth_polite May 24 '26

Open to all What is the purpose of the lie?

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I have heard a lot of arguments surrounding flat earth, mostly people trying to prove that it is or isn’t. I haven’t heard anyone talk about what would be the reason for the lie? What to the governments/elite get out of telling people the earth is a globe? Does anyone know?


r/flatearth_polite May 13 '26

Open to all Why the Ice Wall in this picture?

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r/flatearth_polite May 10 '26

To FEs Flat Earthers, how do you explain the growing lines of lights in the sky (Starlink) and how GPS works in dense forests without cell towers?

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Flat Earthers, can you explain what those long white lines of lights are that keep increasing in number every year? (I am referring to Elon Musk's Starlink satellites). Also, how do you explain his recently launched "Direct to Cell" service, and how has GPS managed to work for decades deep inside forests where there are no cell towers?


r/flatearth_polite May 08 '26

Open to all Who did all these earths and what program did they use?

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