UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report

[Neil Ives]

Like the bazillion scientists (of their day) who swore the world is flat?

Apparently it is not true that it was generally accepted that the world was flat. Simple observation shows that it is not.

[nowster]

Like the bazillion scientists (of their day) who swore the world is flat?

Apparently it is not true that it was generally accepted that the world was flat. Simple observation shows that it is not.

Correct. It's been known by the Ancient Greeks that the earth was a sphere. The flat earth movement can be dated back to the 20th century.

A better analogy would be the Aether hypothesis or the miasma theory of disease.

[JimSh]

Like the bazillion scientists (of their day) who swore the world is flat?

Apparently it is not true that it was generally accepted that the world was flat. Simple observation shows that it is not.

Correct. It's been known by the Ancient Greeks that the earth was a sphere. The flat earth movement can be dated back to the 20th century.

A better analogy would be the Aether hypothesis or the miasma theory of disease.

Yes Eratosthenes had established the circumference  of the Earth to a high degree of accuracy by about 250BC -200BC.
Mind boggling.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eratosthenes#Earth's_circumference

What is more important now is to convince politicians of the implications of global warming.

https://climate.nasa.gov/news/3020/how-much-carbon-dioxide-are-we-emitting/
https://climate.nasa.gov/interactives/climate-time-machine
Edit added NASA sites

[guest4871]

Just to add a little depth to the discussion:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Earth

then we we can move on to the Earth being the centre of the Universe perhaps?

[madasafish]

Just to add a little depth to the discussion:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Earth

then we we can move on to the Earth being the centre of the Universe perhaps?

No
That is Aberdeen.

[JimSh]

Just to add a little depth to the discussion:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Earth

then we we can move on to the Earth being the centre of the Universe perhaps?

Round, square or a flat, circular world  sitting on the back of four elephants, which stand on the back of a giant star turtle, it's going to be toast unless the politicians  start listening to the scientists pdq.

[embee]

Just to add a little depth to the discussion:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Earth

then we we can move on to the Earth being the centre of the Universe perhaps?

No
That is Aberdeen.

No, that's where the suppositories go.

[nowster]

Round, square or a flat, circular world  sitting on the back of four elephants, which stand on the back of a giant star turtle, it's going to be toast unless the politicians  start listening to the scientists pdq.

WARM IN HERE, ISN'T IT?

[guest4871]

Just to add a little depth to the discussion:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Earth

then we we can move on to the Earth being the centre of the Universe perhaps?

Round, square or a flat, circular world  sitting on the back of four elephants, which stand on the back of a giant star turtle, it's going to be toast unless the politicians  start listening to the scientists pdq.

Don't panic - it's just nature doing it's thing.

It will all balance out in the end....

[JimSh]

Round, square or a flat, circular world  sitting on the back of four elephants, which stand on the back of a giant star turtle, it's going to be toast unless the politicians  start listening to the scientists pdq.

WARM IN HERE, ISN'T IT?

Unfortunately it's getting warmer.

Round, square or a flat, circular world  sitting on the back of four elephants, which stand on the back of a giant star turtle, it's going to be toast unless the politicians  start listening to the scientists pdq.

Don't panic - it's just nature doing it's thing.

'Fraid not. This time it's a man-made mess.

[nowster]

Round, square or a flat, circular world  sitting on the back of four elephants, which stand on the back of a giant star turtle, it's going to be toast unless the politicians  start listening to the scientists pdq.

WARM IN HERE, ISN'T IT?

Unfortunately it's getting warmer.

What a pity you missed the Terry Pratchett reference.

[Neil Ives]

... It will all balance out in the end....

It will, but not if humans are left in charge

[JimSh]

Round, square or a flat, circular world  sitting on the back of four elephants, which stand on the back of a giant star turtle, it's going to be toast unless the politicians  start listening to the scientists pdq.

WARM IN HERE, ISN'T IT?

Unfortunately it's getting warmer.

What a pity you missed the Terry Pratchett reference.

https://www.relicsworld.com/terry-pratchett/build-a-man-a-fire-and-hell-be-warm-for-a-author-terry-pratchett

[JimSh]

And another one;
https://quotes.pub/q/there-was-no-safety-there-was-no-pride-all-there-was-was-mon-76186

[guest4871]

... It will all balance out in the end....

It will, but not if humans are left in charge

Who says humans are in charge?