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So I'm new here, but I've been leaning toward believing a flat earth model makes much more sense than a globe for a couple years now. I've only been doing more research the last month or so after losing my job but honestly, the more I read, the more I realize how much of society is just fake and fabricated. I'm still educating myself but I've hit a big mental roadblock that I'm struggling to understand.

Sorry you lost your job. Let me give you some flat earther advice.

It doesn't matter what shape the earth is or who lied to you about it. Finding out those things won't change your life one jot or put bread on the table. A lot of people descend into these spirals of research when they are depressed and feeling helpless. They use it as escapism. Don't do that. Right now, you need to use that time constructively. Find a new job or build a new business. Then when you're back on your feet ... use your free time to out those sneaky b*****ds at NASA.  ;)

Good luck.

Yeahh I admit that a lot of my time off work has been just doing a lot of reading into stuff like this. I do have a job interview though coming up so I'm hopeful for that at least. :D

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Well I've also read things about pilot instruments just showing manipulated data too?

Where did you read this?

And when do you reckon this process, of showing manipulated data, might have started? With the Wright Brothers? Bleriot? Lindbergh?

I don't know, I'm just going off various things I've read. I'm pretty new to a lot of this, but I'm trying to get better educated. It's hard to tell the difference between what's true and what's speculatory in some of these posts too...

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Welcome, KnuckleJoe. I hope you enjoy your stay here.

is there reason to think that maybe my dad knows more than he's letting on?
I strongly doubt it. The claims that pilots would be able to tell the two models aparts are vastly exaggerated. Part of the reason the globe model has historically been so successful is that it's not an entirely terrible approximation of reality. Sure, it gets some details wrong, but it works well enough for day-to-day living.

[he] said he can see the curve from his cockpit??
This is something you can challenge him on, should you wish to. Even if you assume that the globe Earth model holds, you would not be able to visually discern any curvature from the cruising altitutde of an airliner. Indeed, for this to be possible, the globe Earth model would have to be incorrect - the Earth would have to be much smaller than advertised. It's important to note that this is something you can point out without insisting that the Earth is flat - his observation contradicts the mainstream.

In short, I wouldn't distrust your father on a fundamental level. He seems to be a fairly normal guy, and just another victim of a somewhat nasty system. Work with him, not against him. :)

Finally: I would echo Longtitube's sentiment - you shouldn't trust anyone on the Internet, or at least not take anything people say at face value. This notably includes not trusting me. Analyse the information you're presented with and make your own conclusions. Taking someone else's word for it is never a good path.

Okay thanks, honestly hearing a lot of that helps me relax a bit. I've never had a reason to distrust my dad on something like that, but thinking about it lately just had my head spinning in circles. I mean he says he can see a curve, but in that case maybe it's just how it looks to him? I dunno. That's just good to know I don't have a reason to distrust him. It was just kind of a freakout moment, and it's been tough to be able to ask anything because I don't want my folks knowing of my "alternative views" quite yet.

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Sorry to hear about your job! What have you been reading and why do you trust that instead of anything else? Have you good reason to mistrust your dad or is he a decent sort who’s generally done right by you? The internet rabbit holes are often obsessive without reason but there’s a whole world out there which isn’t necessarily out to get you. Apart from the IRS...

You’ll find all sorts of opinions here, don’t just latch on to the first you find.

Well I've also read things about pilot instruments just showing manipulated data too? I mean that would make sense I think since it'd be hard to keep every pilot quiet...

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So I'm new here, but I've been leaning toward believing a flat earth model makes much more sense than a globe for a couple years now. I've only been doing more research the last month or so after losing my job but honestly, the more I read, the more I realize how much of society is just fake and fabricated. I'm still educating myself but I've hit a big mental roadblock that I'm struggling to understand.

My father is an airline pilot, and has been one since I've been a child. The idea of plane paths wasn't something I thought about much before, but with everything I'm reading about odd flights or misleading flight info on here, is there reason to think that maybe my dad knows more than he's letting on? I've only made some passing "jokes" about flat earth to gauge his responses but he just said it was "crazy" and said he can see the curve from his cockpit?? I'm worried now because I don't know what to trust...

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