Flat-Earthers are Planning a Trip to the ‘End of the Earth’ to Prove It Isn’t Round

 Since TFTP has long been depicted as running a website which  occasionally indulges in conspiracy theories, we find it fitting to  examine the claims of a man known on Facebook as Desmond Walsh. Walsh is  a self-proclaimed “Flat-Earther” and is calling on his followers to  join him in finally proving once and for all the earth is actually flat. 

Despite the fact there have been nearly 100 years of pioneers,  aviators, navigators, and explorers who’ve already circumnavigated the  world in planes, sailboats, ships, and hot air balloons, people still  believe the earth is flat. Reportedly, just as in the era of Columbus, there are now thousands  of people who believe this newly revived theory despite the many proofs  to the contrary. 

Nevertheless, since a sucker is born every minute, it’s  not hard to find followers willing to abandon logic, science, and  history to push an agenda. Walsh, in his latest announcement, claims he and his team of  scientists (none of whom have a name or any credibility) will be  traveling to the edge of the world to prove it’s flat. Here he is making  his announcement. 

To catch our readers up to speed with Flat Earth theories, one needs  to know flat-Earthers believe the earth is situated on a disk with the  North Pole being in the center of the disk and an arctic ice wall in  Antarctica constituting the outermost barrier keeping the ocean water  and the continents from sliding off the disk. Here’s a look by ABC at a  Flat Earth Convention in Cary, NC.  

The doubting Thomases simply do not believe Earth is round, despite  NASA astronauts testifying to the contrary, who’ve had the privilege of a  celestial birds eye view. Flat-Earthers believe the government is  hiding the truth about the earth being flat. 

According to the theories,  the images from space are doctored ones, and the earth is nothing more  than a flat-shaped space ship of sorts. Talk-show host and modern-day philosopher Joe Rogan interviewed  astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson to discuss the phenomena of  round-earth doubters recently. 

Tyson says the issue is a matter of fact.  No matter the facts presented, Tyson says it’s about, “knowing enough  to think you’re right, but not enough to know you’re wrong.” Tyson refuses to debate flat-Earthers preferring to ask them to  provide their “best” piece of evidence for their argument, as well as  admitting, “what would it take to show that you’re wrong?” Despite  overwhelming evidence to support a round earth, the astrophysicist says  flat-Earthers are usually unshaken, albeit mistaken.  

At any rate, if you want to travel with Des Walsh, in an unknown  direction, to parts unknown to discover whether or not the earth is flat  or round, feel free. However, at this time, and despite our best  efforts, we have no specifics yet as to who precisely Des Walsh is, what  his background is, or how he plans to get to the end of the earth, flat  or otherwise.