Flat earthers also try to provide proof for their belief using Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. Another lunar eclipse inconsistency by Rowbotham is that the moon’s entire surface has been distinctly seen during the whole time of a total lunar eclipse (Davis 2016). This “evidence” is described in a couple of different books such as Zetetic Astronomy: Earth Not a Globe by Samuel Rowbotham, and One Hundred Proofs That The Earth Is Not A Globe. They basically think that the Earth, Sun, and Moon do not fall into a direct line, so it cannot be the shadow of Earth that is showing on the Moon.

One bit of evidence provided by the society’s website uses Lunar Eclipses to explain a flat earth, using their own sources to basically say that during a lunar eclipse, the shadow of the Earth on the Moon is not actually the shadow of Earth. The facts of the matter: Evidence for the Flat Earth Theory is presented in a couple different ways. This belief is extraordinary because believers go against concrete evidence, such a satellite images of Earth from space, to stake their claim. Information for this belief can be found all over the internet, books, and especially from This belief is important because it is an ancient notion about the way Earth is constructed and interacts with the Sun, Moon, and other planets, and because we live on Earth, this affects all of us. It is still popular to this day, just not as popular as it was in ancient times. As for popularity, the Flat Earth theory was most attractive during ancient times, especially in ancient Greece until the classical period and China until the 17th century. Becoming an associate member is free, and becoming a “friend” costs 12 dollars they even have their own website that includes information and history of the society, a blog, and featured articles. This theory is believed by various people, some well known and famous such as B.o.B and Kyrie Irving, as well as many ordinary people, many of which belong to a supposedly growing “Flat Earth Society.” The Flat Earth Society is well known and criticized among other scientific groups.

They believe that the idea of the world being round is a conspiracy or cover-up arranged by NASA and other government agencies.

Flat Earth believers think earth is a disc with the Arctic Circle in the center, and that Antartica is a 150 foot-tall wall of ice around the rim (Wolchover 2017). Here is a description of the belief: the Flat Earth Theory was formed from the ancient flat earth model that presents earth as a disc. For this blog post I am going to write about the theory that the Earth is flat.

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