Absurdity Counters
This is where the absurdity reaches new heights.
To highlight the implausibility of a flat earth, let's use counters to display the estimated number of professionals and students in various fields of applied science worldwide who would need to continuously falsify their published data and clandestinely conceal the actual data to maintain a widespread conspiracy that the Earth is spherical.
Learn about each field, what kind of data is collected, and even connect with some of these brilliant hard working individuals yourself!
Fields Involved in the Absurd Hypothetical Deception
Let's assume that the whole world was in on the secret. Here's what a hypothetical worldwide deception would look like across a myriad of disciplines.
Astronomy and Astrophysics: The most evident domain of deception. Every celestial observation and theory, from the movement of planets to the behavior of distant galaxies, would have to be fabricated or misinterpreted to support the spherical Earth model. This would involve tens of thousands of professionals, including astronomers, astrophysicists, and space agency employees globally.
Geology and Geophysics: These fields study the Earth's structure, including its supposed spherical shape. To uphold the spherical Earth illusion, all geological data and theories, such as plate tectonics and volcanic activity, would need to be distorted. This would affect over a hundred thousand geologists and related scientists.
Geography and Cartography: Every map, atlas, and geographic tool would be part of the deceit. Cartographers and geographers, numbering in the tens of thousands, would be tasked with consistently misrepresenting the Earth's flat surface as a globe.
Meteorology and Climate Science: Weather patterns and climate models, based on a spherical Earth, would need complete reconstruction. This impacts thousands of meteorologists and climate scientists who would have to fabricate data to fit the false model.
Oceanography and Hydrology: Understanding of oceans, tides, and water cycles would be based on false premises. Oceanographers and hydrologists, in the tens of thousands, would have to manipulate data about sea levels and oceanic phenomena.
Physics and Engineering: Fundamental principles of physics, especially those related to gravity, would be incorrect. Engineers and physicists, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, would need to apply these incorrect principles in everything from construction to technology development.
Education and Academia: Educators at all levels, from primary school teachers to university professors, would perpetuate the spherical Earth concept. This could involve millions of individuals worldwide.
Mechanisms of Coordination and Suppression
Central Coordination Body: An incredibly secretive and powerful organization would need to exist to coordinate this global deception. This body would oversee the manipulation of scientific data, educational content, and public information.
Control of Information and Publications: Scientific journals, textbooks, and media would be under strict control to ensure consistency in the spherical Earth narrative. This would require collusion with publishers, editors, and media executives.
Surveillance and Suppression: Whistleblowers and dissenters would pose a significant threat. A sophisticated system of surveillance and suppression would be necessary to silence or discredit anyone attempting to reveal the truth.
Technology and Equipment Tampering: Equipment used in scientific experiments and observations, such as telescopes, satellites, and GPS systems, would need to be rigged or provide falsified data.
Training and Indoctrination: Professionals in relevant fields would undergo rigorous indoctrination and training to ensure they adhere to the false narrative, either knowingly or unknowingly.
Global Conspiratorial Network: This would require a vast network of collaborators across nations and cultures, necessitating unprecedented levels of secrecy and loyalty.
Psychological Operations: Public perception would be constantly shaped through sophisticated psychological operations to maintain belief in a spherical Earth, employing tactics from misinformation to social engineering.
Economics of a Hypothetical Globe Earth Deception
Space X is rapidly ramping up rocket launches driven by paying customers. Many of these customers design small satellites which are part of a research project involving hundreds or even thousands of professionals, dozens of universities and tens of thousands of students.