The Flat Earth Society
Flat Earth Discussion Boards => Flat Earth Theory => Topic started by: billy_p on December 14, 2017, 09:57:36 AM
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Hi there!
I've got a quick question - if you believe in/subscribe to FET, what do you prefer to be called, generally speaking? I see plenty of sources using the term 'flat earthers' but is this how most of you would describe yourselves or do you use a different term?
Just wanting to make sure I don't put my foot in it. You never know...
Thanks in advance!
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I think this is a great opportunity to tidy up the names.
"Flat Earth" is quite vague - it could be flat and square, for example.
Similarly, "Round Earth" can also be Flat Earth, if the Earth is a disc.
I appreciate the difficulty describing a flat map of the earth which agrees with cosmological, navigational and astronomical evidence, but in the absence of such a map the best the "Ballies" have to work with is the "Flatties'" own logo.
"Globers" and "Discers"? C'mon guys, you can think of something funnier than that :)
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I've got a quick question - if you believe in/subscribe to FET, what do you prefer to be called, generally speaking? I see plenty of sources using the term 'flat earthers' but is this how most of you would describe yourselves or do you use a different term?
Just wanting to make sure I don't put my foot in it. You never know...
Flat Earthers (or FE'ers for short) is the most commonly-used term. I know one person who insists on calling himself a "flatist" instead, but I haven't heard that term in any wider use.
I think this is a great opportunity to tidy up the names.
"Flat Earth" is quite vague - it could be flat and square, for example.
Similarly, "Round Earth" can also be Flat Earth, if the Earth is a disc.
No, this is a horrible, horrible idea. Everyone knows what is meant by a flat Earth and a round Earth. There will always be a few people trying to be smart-asses about it. Those will never be appeased, and changing an established consensus in attempts to do so would be a waste of everyone's time.
https://xkcd.com/1318/
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I think this is a great opportunity to tidy up the names.
"Flat Earth" is quite vague - it could be flat and square, for example.
Similarly, "Round Earth" can also be Flat Earth, if the Earth is a disc.
I appreciate the difficulty describing a flat map of the earth which agrees with cosmological, navigational and astronomical evidence, but in the absence of such a map the best the "Ballies" have to work with is the "Flatties'" own logo.
"Globers" and "Discers"? C'mon guys, you can think of something funnier than that :)
Some other alternatives:
Round Earthers: Spherists.
Flat Earthers: Okay Diskers if they believe in a disk earth, but Plainers if they believe in an infinite earth, and Domers if they believe in a domed earth.