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My Father Firmly Believes the Earth Is Flat, How to Help

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Re: My Father Firmly Believes the Earth Is Flat, How to Help

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There are two different issues: (a) when you walk, drive or run, your experience the flat nature of the Earth. (b) whether experience is veridical or whether whatever experience in the world mirrors the reality of that world?

There is no need to be critical of those who believe in the flat earth theory, because their experiential evidence supports their theory. How to change such flat Earthers? Well, you need to set up an experiment involving them. Probably take them to space station, then they can get convinced. Otherwise, it is an issue of believing authorities.

There is nothing wrong in believing some scientist. However, when one enters in a dispute with scientists, one should become a scientist himself.

Re: My Father Firmly Believes the Earth Is Flat, How to Help

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This is true. When you are younger and inexperienced, you believe fact will change people's minds. This is just not true. I didn't figure this out until I was in my 50's. It is very important for some people to convince others that their ideas are correct (which they very well might be). Let go of this "I need to convince people to agree with my view." Instead, love your father for his other qualities and allow him t…

> I didn't figure this out until I was in my 50's. What changed your mind? :)

I must have read something - maybe on hacker news. :-)

“Figured out” was a poor choice of words because I didn’t have an epiphany, “learned”would be more accurate.

Re: My Father Firmly Believes the Earth Is Flat, How to Help

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> I didn't figure this out until I was in my 50's. What changed your mind? :)

I must have read something - maybe on hacker news. :-) “Figured out” was a poor choice of words because I didn’t have an epiphany, “learned”would be more accurate.

I was curious, but it was more a joke :)

Re: My Father Firmly Believes the Earth Is Flat, How to Help

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I must have read something - maybe on hacker news. :-) “Figured out” was a poor choice of words because I didn’t have an epiphany, “learned”would be more accurate.

I was curious, but it was more a joke :)

Aah, I see what you did there. :-)
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