To their credit, there are members of the Flat Earth community who are determined to disprove the globe model through scientific experiments: some use high-powered lasers over bodies of water to try to attempt to observe any curvature, others creating complex 3D models to explain the movements of the Sun and stars.Īlthough the ideas have persisted for generations, the modern Flat Earth phenomena is surprisingly recent. Several speakers throughout the weekend take time to highlight that evolution is a myth, accompanied by occasional heckles of “monkey men!” from audience members. This version, he explains, fits the evidence better, and is supported by the Bible, in the book of Job. That diamond is propped up on seven circular pillars, “because God likes the number seven”. The Earth, according to Nesbitt, is more likely a diamond shape, with East-West travel facilitated by 4D space-time warps along the edges, allowing for a “Pac-Man” version of reality – where a traveller might sail off one side of the screen, and appear at the other side.
“You can’t just trust YouTube”, he implores the audience during his talk, “you have to be your own authority”. One speaker, Manchester-based musician Darren Nesbitt, dismisses the circular model of the Earth entirely, correctly critiquing that the Sun would have to travel faster in the South to make it around the outer-edge of the circle, which does not match our observations. Most do not believe in space none believe mankind has ever travelled there. There is less consensus, however, on what form the Earth actually takes: some believe it to be a disc with the Arctic circle in the middle some believe that circle is under a dome, above which there may or may not be an expanse of water others believe the Earth is just one in a series of ponds in a vast expanse of ice and other still believe the Earth exists beneath four cosmic rings within a giant egg-shaped universe. That unshakeable belief is one of the few points of total agreement for the 200-strong audience at this week’s gathering. “Apart from that we don’t live on a globe”. “When people ask me what I believe, I can’t say that I believe in anything 100%”, Gary John tells the audience during his opening address.
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