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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

DetlefK

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4. "Attention everyone, this is your captain speaking..."

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 12:01 PM

Jan 2019

"I would like to welcome everyone aboard.

Please enjoy this cruise, safe in the knowledge that this ship has a state-of-the-art navigation-system. It has a never failed at charting a course, ever, even though all the calculations are based on the premise that Earth is spherical.

Enjoy your stay and relax. You are now in the firm and strong hands of the Global Positioning System, sponsored by NASA. Hail NASA and have a nice day!!!"

And that's how you get a mutiny.

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All aboard the Flat Earth cruise - just don't tell them about nautical navigation [View all] muriel_volestrangler Jan 2019 OP

Give them compass, sextant, log and line and then have them figure out how to get back to shore. DetlefK Jan 2019 #1

Haven't you heard? Their faith will enable them to walk home. Girard442 Jan 2019 #2

Has no one introduced these people to Eratosthenes? LunaSea Jan 2019 #3

Flat-Earthers are Flat-Earthers for psychological reasons: DetlefK Jan 2019 #5

"Attention everyone, this is your captain speaking..." DetlefK Jan 2019 #4

Spherical trigonometry exists for more reasons than just annoying advanced high school students... TreasonousBastard Jan 2019 #6

Are they not afraid of sailing off the edge and down into---????? nt Atticus Jan 2019 #7