The Flat Earth Expedition to Antarctica supports the argument that our planet is round

A team of flat Earth conspiracy theorists recently traveled to Antarctica in hopes of proving — once and for all — that our planet is in fact flat. Unfortunately for them, the trip seems to have confirmed what scientists and geologists had been saying I told everyone a long time agoAnd what Photographic evidence And videos You have already proven: our planet is round.

The expedition in question was chartered by Will Duffy, the pastor of a small church located outside Denver, Colorado. on Website Duffy, assigned to the expedition, explains that the expedition includes 24 flat Earthers and 24 “spherical Earthers” who have been “carefully selected” as “representative of their own side.” The goal of the mission, dubbed the “ultimate experiment,” is to verify whether the Sun exists 24 hours a day in Antarctica.

“The final experiment is a way to settle the Earth debate,” the organization’s website says. “Both the flat Earth side and the Earth side agree that whether or not there is a 24-hour sun in Antarctica will confirm whether we live on a flat planet or a globe.”

“Midnight Sun” As is known, it is the result of the Earth’s axial tilt and the position of the Arctic Circle in relation to the sun’s rays. It is unclear why flat Earthers decided that the existence of the Sun would prove or disprove their own beliefs. After all, if the Earth is really flat, how do you explain the concepts of day and night? For example, what does the sun do when it gets dark? Are we hiding under the cosmic chessboard that is our world? I don’t know enough about the principles of the conspiracy theory at hand, but I can’t understand why the sun’s fluctuations would have any effect on their belief system at all.

However, when the expedition’s astronauts arrived in Antarctica, they found, unsurprisingly, that there was already 24-hour sun. “Sometimes you’re wrong in life,” said Flat Earth influencer Giran Campanella. video Duffy posted it after the team reached their destination. “I thought there was no 24-hour sun. In fact, I was sure of it.”

The Flat Earth movement is mostly a religious movement It has been pointed out as a form of “extreme literal biblical theology”), which explains a certain amount of believers’ aversion to science. In recent years, this theory has been put forward by several right-wing political figures, including… Candace Owens and Tucker Carlsonperhaps because it appeals to their largely conservative, supposedly religious audience.

In fact, Owens appears to have ties to a recent Antarctica expedition. In his video, Duffy thanked the right-wing broadcaster, who he said was “very excited” about the idea of ​​the expedition, and claimed that Owens’ manager, Mark Herman, was already with them in Antarctica. in Separate videoDuffy said Herman will report to Owens’ audience on the results of the trip. In the past, Owens has been quoted as saying: “I’m not a flat Earther. I am not a supporter of a round Earth. In fact, what I am is that I am someone who has abandoned the cult of science.