California School District Under Fire for Holocaust-Denial Assignment

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84. The earth isn't spherical, actually

Water gives that illusion; the actual body of the planet is weird and lumpy, like a half-deflated soccer ball that's had a rough life.


Even with the water smoothing things out, we're hardly spherical - the poles are flattened and the equator bulges outward.

(Not quite THAT extreme, but still, flatter on top wider in the middle than a sphere)

And yes, it is more prevalent in those societies... however all of it is derived from European / North American denialism. Everything Ahmedinejad ever said was lifted carbon-copy from these putzes we're talking about it; he didn't come up with it himself. Doesn't help that due to a total lack of involvement, those societies tend to not really care who says what either way (you know, sort of like how people in the US don't give a shit about the history of those places) which hardly lends to challenging these outlooks.

Anyway, my point is, you have to know bout and understand the problem to effectively deal with it. You can't just close you eyes and hope it goes away if you ignore it. Denialism needs to be challenged, not given a free pass.