I have been a visitor and sometimes contributor to this website for some time. Probably not as long as a lot of persons- only since July, 2014.But long enough to form the following opinions.
I was first just attracted by the title of "Flat Earth."It was and still is just a curiosity.
I assure you that I am not the only person who would ask the question "Why should anyone believe the earth is flat ?"
I have had just enough education and just enough experience to know - not just believe - that the earth is the globe that it really is.
My first experience at posting was in reference to the distance from the earth to the moon. This is also not just a belief but the known fact that the distance is approximately 250,000 miles- and not 3,000 miles. If you want to get technically about it, the distance does vary. The thread was about how some amateur radio operators in their "Moon Bounce" experiment determined the distance by bouncing radio signals off the moon, measuring the time for signals to return to earth and using the time and the speed of radio waves to determine the distance. Replies from flat earth posters were rather unbelievable. They did not seem to understand even the basics of radio. Some of the replies were downright funny. One reply seemed to think that all amateur radio operators ("hams") did was "Sit it their shack and talk to truckers". LOL Another questioned the accuracy of the speed of radio waves. Etc.
On another subject they posted their ignorance of the basics of photography in exposures, etc. of pictures taken from the moon.
Most of my work has been in hobbies or technical fields - photography, radio communications, radar, computers and service in the U.S. Navy.All of these depend on the fact that the earth is a globe and there is ample evidence that they work in the way that they do.
Or is it just a dumb act by so-called "flat earth believers" ?
The bottom line of all this verbiage is that I am almost certain that any person with even the basics of education knows that the earth is not some flat disc.
So naturally , some persons might come to the conclusion that if any one who "believes" that the earth is flat is just insane or delusional. Especially if they seem to regard an 1850's person of questionable character and veracity as an expert on the subject.
Or on the other hand, some persons might come to the conclusion that the so-called "flat earth believers" are no more believers than anyone else and just like to make up ideas as to how things would have to be if the earth was flat just for the sake of debate.
Or maybe the intent of this website is just the opposite - To show just how erroneous is even the idea of a flat earth ?
Or maybe it is as - The "King of Siam" said in his speech in the movie "The King and I" - "Is a puzzlement !"
I don't think I'm alone. I enjoy this website for the entertainment value. I take most flat earth statements as highly curious and often just hilarious.It can be fun if you don't take anything from any devoted flat earther seriously. LOL.
I could go into a lot more detail. But again, I don't think I am alone in asking the question.:
"Why should anyone believe that the earth is flat ?"