Is the Flat Earth Society a spoof site?

Factual Questions
1

At first glance, you think that they really believe what they are saying, then you see a comment like this:

http://www.flat-earth.org/platygaea/faq.html

This leads me to believe that it is a spoof site like Timecube, the author doesn’t really beleive it, but they just want to start an internet fad.

2

I don’t know about the site, but the founder of the Flat Earth Society lived in Palmdale, CA. (I lived in Lancaster and went to high school in Quartz Hill). I always found it amusing that he lived so near Edwards AFB and AF Plant 42, the Antelope Valley long being a hub of aerospace exploration. (The founder died many years ago, BTW.)

3

I noticed that the FAQ page was done by a Lee Harvey Oswald Smith. That might be a clue.

4

Well, the site domain is owned by someone with a Melbourne (Australia) University address. That should tell you something.

How can one live Down Under when the Earth is flat?

:smiley:

5

Ever try to find the “B-side” on a spherical record, smartypants?

6

Do you have a cite for timecube being a spoof? I always assumed he was just seriously deranged.

7

Flat Earth Society…reminded me of the Bad Religion song of the same name. Pretty cool song.

8

But didn’t the Flat Earth Society exist long before the Internet? (no cite). In which case, I think they might seriously be serious. :eek: