They lived in a village that was the centre of their existence,’’ she says. “Their view was egocentric and geocentric. And it has some high-profile supporters.įrom basketball players to musicians, rappers to TV hosts, a number of celebrities are jumping on the flat-earth bandwagon. Interest in most of these other far-fetched theories remains stable but the flat-earth movement is growing, particularly in America. In fact, a recent YouGov poll found that only around two-thirds of Americans aged between 18 and 24 believe that the earth is round.Īlthough the idea the earth is flat has been scientifically discredited, there seems to be a growing belief in the conspiracy theory.Īnd it’s getting more traction than some of the other conspiracies out there, like chemtrails (which proposes that a plane’s long-lasting condensation trail is actually made up of chemical or biological agent). If you type ‘flat earth’ into Google, you’d be joining a group of people that have helped to triple the search term over the last couple of years. Two University of Melbourne experts look at why. Although science says the earth is round, there are some people around who still think it’s flat.
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