“They say we are cult,” he announced, “but the globe is the biggest cult of all.”Thompson, the 31-year-old host of the Official Flat Earth Globe & Discussion group on Facebook, was guest of honor at the night’s flat Earth meet-up. As evidence of its shape, some reference Bible verses touting “the four corners of the Earth,” “foundations of the Earth” and Earth being God’s “footstool.”Many of the most popular flat Earth videos come out of Colorado, host of next year’s Flat Earth International Conference along with the Colorado International Flat Earth Film Festival. Whatever it is, it is very deliberate.”The concept of a flat Earth goes back to the Bronze Age. One of the nation’s first meet-ups dedicated to the flat Earth cause convenes weekly at the Purple Cup Cafe in Fort Collins. “I suspect there are more people open to the idea of flat Earth then we think,” he said.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 15, 2018 10:52 UTC