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Asked by anon-186240 to Verity, Trystan, Raquel, Danny, Catherine, Andy on 6 Nov 2018.
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Danny Ward answered on 6 Nov 2018:
No, there is zero evidence to support that. The whole “flat-earth” craze is an interesting one though and says a lot about humanities love of conspiracy theories! Although we know now the earth is of course spherical, I find it a testament for how far science has come over the past few thousand years…human society did widely believe the earth was flat up until the 6th century BCE.
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Trystan Leng answered on 6 Nov 2018:
No – the hypothesis that the earth is flat is one that is easily disproved, and no serious scientist has believed the earth to be flat for centuries.
The resurgence in ‘flat-earth’ theory is really interesting though – it highlights how important it is to teach people about science, the scientific method, and what scientists mean by evidence.
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Verity Hill answered on 6 Nov 2018:
nah – we know better now! It’s cool though because people figured out it was round by doing maths, and a very long time before we got into space and see it for ourselves.
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Raquel Medialdea Carrera answered on 7 Nov 2018:
Definitely not!
So much research and experiments have demonstrated that the earth is not flat. Galileo Galilei already demonstrated that the earth is a globe and goes around the sun. 🙂
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