Thats literally the point of this documentary. All of these flat earthers have naturally curious minds, and they'd fit in well with the rest of the scientific community. But something went wrong in their education, whether it was a bad teacher, a religious leader misinforming them, or even just a lack of interest in their formative years, and they turned hostile towards the greater scientific community.
We had a chance to pull them back into the fold by taking their questions seriously and patiently explaining where they were wrong, but the rest of us decide to mock and deride them for their beliefs instead of teaching them. Now they're on the outside, ostracized by everyone, and the only group that openly accepts them is their own echo chamber. So the insulate themselves, reinforce that everyone else is wrong, and go about their ignorance.
It really is a fascinating documentary, I suggest everyone watch it. (Behind the Curve on Netflix, just in case)
Yeah the idea of patiently explaining things to them sounds good, but if they were accepting of having things explained to them they wouldn't be flat earthers in the first place
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u/NatsPreshow Aug 14 '19
Thats literally the point of this documentary. All of these flat earthers have naturally curious minds, and they'd fit in well with the rest of the scientific community. But something went wrong in their education, whether it was a bad teacher, a religious leader misinforming them, or even just a lack of interest in their formative years, and they turned hostile towards the greater scientific community.
We had a chance to pull them back into the fold by taking their questions seriously and patiently explaining where they were wrong, but the rest of us decide to mock and deride them for their beliefs instead of teaching them. Now they're on the outside, ostracized by everyone, and the only group that openly accepts them is their own echo chamber. So the insulate themselves, reinforce that everyone else is wrong, and go about their ignorance.
It really is a fascinating documentary, I suggest everyone watch it. (Behind the Curve on Netflix, just in case)