'Mad' Mike Hughes, flat-Earth theorist, dies in rocket mishap

Re:'Mad' Mike Hughes, flat-Earth theorist, dies in rocket mi... by tgflynn on Monday February 24, 2020 @11:17AM (#22405368)

I guess there's a distinction to be made between people who appear firmly committed to ill-supported beliefs and those who plausibly may just be basing their beliefs on inaccurate information.

It's true that I generally don't engage with people who believe in a flat earth or who claim to be absolutely certain that the government is colluding with extraterrestrials, simply because I doubt any good would come of such an interaction.

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Re:'Mad' Mike Hughes, flat-Earth theorist, dies in rocket mi... by asdfasgasdgasdg on Monday February 24, 2020 @11:21AM (#22405393)

> those who plausibly may just be basing their beliefs on inaccurate information.

IMO that excludes all flat Earthers, at least those who have received a primary school education.

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Re:'Mad' Mike Hughes, flat-Earth theorist, dies in rocket mi... by tgflynn on Monday February 24, 2020 @11:37AM (#22405559)

Yes, of course. But I understood (perhaps incorrectly) your comments as intending to have broader applicability. The case of flat-earthers has always seemed like an extreme outlier to me even compared to other conspiracy theorists.

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