He sounds sincere.  Maybe he’ll join in the conversation. 

Wow. I just woke up and perused through this, and if it’s any indication, my day should be great! I don’t know what’s better, the faulty grammar, the tortured logic, the complete lack of scientific understanding, or the accusation that it is we “evolutionists” (and communists) who have been indoctrinated since childhood. Typical creationism, but it’s always entertaining to see one of its adherents display his true colors so pointedly.

Well, I guess he hadn’t read very much in here if he thinks that you were raised to believe in evolution—he must have missed the whole part about your time studying the bible and coming to a rational conclusion for yourself.

I’ve got to think this is a put-on. It just seems so over-the-top somehow. Don’t most of them at least try to appear rational?

Flat Earther’s actually exist? Man, I thought they were like leprechauns…

I’d like to say that he’s kidding, but I personally have met way too many people like this (and I live in NY, where I met said people, I’d really hate to see what it’s like in the south).  Given, the actual flat earth thing is not that common, but the rest is pretty popular among the fundy crowds that don’t want to think for themselves. 

Actually, it was a statement in that vein that got me to start thinking rationally again when I was hanging with that crowd.  Somebody told me: “I prefer to let the Lord do my thinking for me.”  I laughed nervously at the time, but I think it’s pretty much the sentiment, even if those wiser than this person wouldn’t profess it openly.

That is awesome! I am so jealous. Send this nutjob over to me at Atheist Revolution. I never get comments that good. Better yet, get this guy to Washington. He should be advising Bush if he isn’t already.

Better yet, get this guy to Washington. He should be advising Bush if he isn’t already.

Thanks vjack, that brightened up my morning! 

Hang on a minute…... I’m at a loss as to where to start.
I’m going through the same thing, (beleifs) only at a much higher level of argument, with a university professor. (I think. I could be getting snowed there too!)
But, rather than getting myself into an uncontrollable rant I will only make two points!
First, if it’s a put on the guy is a genius and please send him to my site http://god-101.blogspot.com/ and:
Two, if the guy is serious, tell him to go to the edge of his flat world and jump the fuck off!

I thought it was “alla peanut butter sandwitch!”

It is!
You see you have a peanut butter (and bannana) sandwich, slip on the bannana peel and…......  over the edge you go!!
Allan

Er…that was serious?  How does a flat earther explain images of the Earth taken from space?  Or is that some big heathen-y conspiracy?

mac, how does a flat-Earther explain anything?  All you need is a pair of binoculars.  Stand in a harbor on a clear day and watch the ships sail out to sea.  There are lots of other ways to tell, but if someone believes, they believe and that’s the end of it (except for arguing until they’re blue in the face).

Sounds like homeschooling at its best!

Yeah, from what I’ve read of flat earth beliefs, everything that disproves their beliefs is a deception by the scientific community, similiar to the way the ID folks claim “evolutionists” have perpetrated a massive cover up of the “real truth” about evolution and the origins of life and all that.

It just really breaks down to this.  Fundamentalists, be they christian, muslim or whatever, always need an enemy.  If one doesn’t exist, they either make one up or turn on each other.  In the case of the flat earthers and ID crowd, their chosen enemy is the scientific community.  The fact that pseudo-science and a general disregard, disdain for education seems to be on the rise in the US just means that these folks (more the ID and creationists than the almost non-existent flat earthers) will just continue to be able to fool the clueless into following them (and thus giving them money and pushing their shit on the rest of us through laws).

The Flat Earth Society has it’s own website where one can find some amusing stuff.

The space program is all just a colossal conspiracy perpetrated by Hitler and Elvis, neither of whom ever actually died.

But we can address this problem with another campaign of terrorism aimed at rounding out all those who believe in a flat Earth.  Remember the immortal words of our imperious leader: “You are either with us or you are with the flat Earthers.”

... alla Bananas ...

I think this is the clue that it was all a send-up although there’s absolutely no logic in my guess or anything to back it up in any other way.
The Acromym BANANA stands for Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone or similarly Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything.
From Wiki: (person) a mildly pejorative slang term used to describe people who are “white” (Western) on the inside and “yellow” (of east Asia) on the outside.
If the bloke’s for real, he’s a dick; if he’s taking the mickey outa Les, he’s amusing.

Jack: Flat Earther’s actually exist? Man, I thought they were like leprechauns…

I’m with you, Jack.

WoMD - Unfortunately, that Flat Earth Site is a total farce.  The small print legalese at the bottom gives it away:

The Flat Earth Society is not in any way responsible for the failure of the French to repel the Germans at the Maginot Line during WWII. Nor is the Flat Earth Society responsible for the recent yeti sightings outside the Vatican, or for the unfortunate enslavement of the Nabisco Inc. factory employees by a rogue hamster insurrectionist group. Furthermore, we are not responsible for the loss of one or more of the following, which may possibly occur as the result of exposing one’s self to the dogmatic and dangerously subversive statements made within: life, limb, vision, Francois Mitterand, hearing, taste, smell, touch, thumb, Aunt Mildred, citizenship, spleen, bedrock, cloves, I Love Lucy reruns, toaster, pine derby racer, toy duck, antelope, horseradish, prosthetic ankle, double-cheeseburger, tin foil, limestone, watermelon-scented air freshner, sanity, paprika, German to Pig Latin dictionary, dish towel, pet Chihuahua, pogo stick, Golf Digest subscription, floor tile, upper torso or halibut.

You forgot flatulence!

So if I ‘look at communism’ long enough I will manage to forget about all the killing of ‘eachother’ in the bible and committed by Christians (reformation, manifest destiny, etc.)!?

Let’s take it easy on the guy, he’s fresh out of the obsessed christian think-tank and reality hasn’t set in to him yet.  Someone should simply link this guy to some sattelite (still cant spell that damn word) images of earth, and watch his face melt.

Lets all take the ‘flat-earthus believerus’ species and push them from endangered to extinct.

If he really is a Flat-Earther, I imagine he’d explain away images from space somehow.  If we could make vaccines that offered as much resistence to disease as fundamentalism does to truth, we could cure malaria and aids overnight.

The space program is all just a colossal conspiracy perpetrated by Hitler and Elvis, neither of whom ever actually died.

I suppose anyone who believes that the Earth is both flat and 6000 years old would have no trouble swallowing the idea that Hitler is now 117 years young. And speaking of Hitler, wasn’t he alleged to have been a flat-Earth believer himself?

No no Sexy, you got it wrong.
He wanted to flatten the earth!

What the fuck are “alla Bananas�?

A misspelling of “Allah Bananas,” which are mystical, vampiric bananas supposedly brought to life by God to hunt down and slay the wicked. They hide among normal bananas until some hapless heathen takes a bunch home, then attack as the heathen is reaching for his breakfast. God’s clever way of weeding out nonbelievers who like fruit.

...“Allah Bananas�...

That was my first thought as well. Did our friend also mention anything about Mohammed or the Imam Husain, by any chance, in conjunction with bananas?