Daniel Shenton, President of the Flat-Earth Society and the nature of (dis)belief
Daniel Shenton believes that the earth is a flat disc surrounded by mountains to hold the water in. Yes, he actually believes this. Why? Because go look outside. Do you see any curvature? To wit, he feels “our senses tell us these things, and it would take an extraordinarily [sic] level of evidence to counteract those.” Every photo of earth, every space expedition, every piece of information we have on satellites and flight routes — all fakery.
And I’m left wondering… how does this happen? How are people capable of such self-deceit? And is it really possible to change their or anyone else’s minds about the things they believe?
Slavoj Zizek - Why only an atheist can believe.
A 12 part talk with a rather misleading title. Just an insightful and amusing series of ruminations on the world we live in.
Neil Tyson on UFOs and the argument from ignorance.
I’ve honestly never heard a better justification for a healthy skepticism of all things. It’s a truly great, intelligent, and funny response to a question about UFOs.