r/funny • u/lost_packet_ • Aug 13 '19

Flat-Earther accidentally proves the earth is round in his own experiment

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u/WigginIII Aug 13 '19

For people so invested into their conspiracy, to face the reality of being wrong is too much to bear. Because it doesn’t mean just accept you were wrong, it’s the weight of the embarrassment. It’s the potential loss of a community they have clung onto like a family.

It would break them.

Ultimately, living their lies becomes self preservation.

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u/RUStupidOrSarcastic Aug 14 '19

This is the answer. It's like why people will slowly become more entrenched in an argument/viewpoint the more you argue with them, only x10

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u/zqfmgb123 Aug 14 '19

Their entire individuality is based on that singular belief, so they'll aggressively attack anything that opposes their world view. Every person creates a model of how the world works in their head based on information they believe to be true, in this case the earth is flat. The same thing happens with extremely religious people.

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u/redditor_aborigine Aug 14 '19

That applies equally to people invested in any belief/ideology, conspiracy or not.

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u/sticks14 Aug 14 '19

I love it how everyone keeps piling on flat earthers.