She believes the Earth is flat. He believes it's round. Can they find common ground?

[Bleacher Creature]

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[Salviati]

1. The questions we should be asking...

... are not about trying to understand what they are thinking or whether we can come to common ground. These are not questions one should ask about delusional people. The questions responsible news media should be asking are: How can we deprogram the deluded cult members that can be saved from their lunacy, and how do we minimize the harm that those who cannot be saved can do.

[Blecht]

7. This is exactly correct

The way that story is framed is a big part of the problem.

[triron]

13. Quite accurate assessment.

[Gothmog]

2. From Marc Elias

Link to tweet

[Bleacher Creature]

19. Haha! Thanks!

I swear I didn't see this first, although it's definitely the obvious retort!

[irisblue]

3. Thank you for this, I would never have found & read that article

[Arne]

4. 2+2, flat earth? I have an older brother that believes

Satan is whipping Hillary as she drinks baby blood.

I can't ever speak to him again.
They have a beautiful talented educated family
but they are completely brain washed.

I blame Hannity, and their church.

[yardwork]

8. Evangelical churches and QAnon are cons to separate money from fools.

We need to start calling this out.

[Maru Kitteh]

20. "Boy that image really gets you off, doesn't it?" Is exactly what

I would say to your brother.

Shame them.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. Another she wants to provide him with healthcare; he wants to behead her on livestreamed tv.

[dalton99a]

6. A good compromise might be a cube or a football

[Bucky]

9. turtles... all the way up

[Silent3]

10. I doubt I'd have the patience for this kind of exercise

On occasion I might actually enjoy the challenge of arguing with one of these nutcases, but not time and time again with the same one, and it's hard to imagine feeling friendly after all of that.

[moondust]

11. Some flat earthers never recover.

~
...today, there remain people who still believe that the Earth is flat, despite centuries of evidence proving the contrary.
~
How to debate a flat-Earther

[gulliver]

12. It just shows that the issue isn't accessible at a rational level.

In rhetoric, if I recall correctly, you have to persuade people. But the very first message you need to get across is that you respect the audience and have their best interest in mind as your primary goal. You can't sell even 2+2=4 if you don't show it's going to make your audience more content, more enlivened, more moved.

Our story has to be a lot more than 2+2=4. Facts are just "the inch that won't be given" if the real story is about struggle for lifestyle, a far less tractable subject, but the actual subject.

[Doodley]

14. I believe most people who believe the world is flat will change their view with reasoned

argument. She needs to meet the right person who can make that argument, and there are millions of them.

[jeffreyi]

15. Concave?

[Progressive Jones]

16. It all depends on the quality of the sex. nt

[Vivienne235729]

17. You can "compromise" but it doesn't make the earth any less round.

People that think it is flat need to be educated. They can believe what they want, but we can’t be ruled by opinions. We need to be ruled by facts and reality.

[NurseJackie]

18. I'd have to find a good divorce lawyer. I couldn't live with a Trumper.

[Turin_C3PO]

25. Same.

I went on a few dates with a woman who seemed nice and we were clicking but on the fifth date she expressed admiration for Trump and his family separation policy. Date over, phone number deleted.

[NurseJackie]

26. You dodged a bullet. Good for you!

I just can't figure out how those types of marriages would work. Unless: politics are NEVER discussed (but even with a forced truce, I'd know what an awful person they are). Or... maybe they like to fight about it... their entire LIFE is a non-stop Twitter-feud (and they enjoy it!)

[meow2u3]

21. Bugs Bunny settled this argument decades ago

[muriel_volestrangler]

22. She is a paralegal investigator for a government contractor, and she's almost QAnon-believing?

Jesus, I hate to think what she produces at work.

"Paranormal investigator" would be closer to the mark.

[drmeow]

27. I know!

She knows it's true cause it gives her goosebumps and her intuition.

[UncleNoel]

23. Each give a little. Compromize. It's oblong.

A little round, but flattened somewhat.

And TRUTH is discovered.

[TheBlackAdder]

24. Sure, if he doesn't mind living w/an idiot who will slowly stupify all his other thoughts and views

[drmeow]

28. The fact that the AP never says

that Fox and OAN are outright lying to these people is part of the problem. I can find common ground with traditional conservatives. I can't find common ground with people who have been brainwashed into a cult by greedy, selfish, fascist, evil f**ks who don't care one bit about them.

[nam78_two]

29. What the hell is up with this flat earth crap?

15 years ago it was mostly the theory of evolution that was under attack. And some comic (probably Bill Maher) said, "What's next? Gravity?"

Fast fwd 15 years and now it is this flat earth thing. And that is probably the tip of the iceberg wrt drivel spread via FB, youtube etc.