The flat Earth theory is a pseudoscientific idea that has been present in some religions and spread through conspiracy theories in the US and Europe.

Flat Earth societies exist in various countries, including the UK, where they are found in universities like York, Nottingham Trent, and Cambridge.

In the UK, flat Earth theory is considered pseudoscientific, often depicted as a disk with a 46-meter ice wall.

The Romanian Intelligence Agency is aware of a small number of flat Earth theory followers in Romania.

Ashraf al-Kaali, a Tunisian media professional, promotes flat Earth theory on the channel "Ninth".

Tsargrad promotes flat Earth theory in Russia, with 5816 followers.

Kyrie Irving, a professional basketball player, and Yuri Loza, among other celebrities, have endorsed the flat Earth theory, questioning space and space travel.

Flat earthers argue that the earth is fixed and the sun revolves around it, citing misinterpreted religious texts, such as the Quran's description of the sun's movement towards a resting place.

The resurgence of flat Earth beliefs is due to misinformation on social media and a lack of scientific literacy.

Social media has helped spread the flat Earth theory by connecting like-minded individuals and allowing them to promote their beliefs.

People who believe in a flat Earth tend to distrust scientists and engage more with social media and conspiracy theories, with millennials and Gen Z being more likely to believe in such theories due to high social media engagement.

Believing in conspiracy theories, such as flat Earth, can harm mental health, and education and critical thinking skills help children judge true or false information and avoid misinformation harm.

To mitigate the risks of a child being influenced by false information, parents should maintain good communication with them, monitor their internet time, and teach critical thinking.

Teaching critical thinking is essential in today's information age to recognize unreliable information and sources.

The flat Earth theory is a pseudoscientific idea that has been present in some religions and spread through conspiracy theories in the US and Europe.

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Content: How did Muslim scholars refute the flat Earth theory a thousand years ago?
The flat earth is currently one of the most famous scientific myths widespread in the Arab world, and has private groups on social media met by supporters from all over, and in recent days has been controversial because of statements by the Egyptian artist Mohamed Sobhy.
There are two histories to this theory, not one; the first is ancient and the second is modern.
A number of Greek philosophers believed that the earth was flat, and the ancient Scandinavian and German peoples also believed that the earth was flat and surrounded by oceans, and the common belief in ancient China was that the earth was square and flat while the sky was spherical.
But it ’ s really surprising to know that early astronomers assumed its sphericity, and they were from almost every culture: Pythagoras, who lived about 2,500 years ago, proposed the sphericity of the Earth based on his observations of the moon during the eclipse.
Pythagorean's observations are still evidence of a refutation of the flat Earth theory: Pythagorean observed that the shadow that the Earth casts on the Moon during the eclipse is always round.
Regardless of the moon-facing part of the planet, eclipses occur everywhere in the world.
The idea of a lunar eclipse is simple: put a big lamp in the middle of your room and turn off the rest of the lights, stand at a distance of one meter from it, now turn around while you reach your hands in front of you with a tennis ball, when you give your back to the lamp and pass the tennis ball in the shadow extended in front of you because of your body, this is the eclipse.
To Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes, born 276 BC, was the first to measure the circumference of the Earth using a simple method involving the angle of the Sun at different locations.
Eratosthenes was astonished to read that the columns in the ancient Egyptian temples of Aswan on the afternoon of June 21 of each year did not leave a shadow under them, and the mystery of the wonder was that the columns in Alexandria left a shadow under them on the afternoon of the same day.
Eratosthenes came to the conclusion that the earth must be convex and not flat, otherwise the columns in Alexandria would appear shadowless, and then after reflection Eratosthenes came to the clever idea that we could measure the length of the shadow in Aswan which is zero, and its length in Alexandria, and then measure the distance between Alexandria and Aswan, and infer the circumference of the earth.
The story goes that he sent a man to measure the distance, so that with some simple geometry he could measure the circumference of the Earth, which he concluded was about 39,348 kilometers.
Eratosthenes' account was transferred to the Arabs from among the sciences they translated.
According to Carlo Nelino in his book "Astronomy: A History of the Arabs in the Middle Ages", the Caliph al-Ma'mun al-Abbasi (who ruled from 813 to 833 AD) asked two teams of astronomers to test these calculations and come up with the most accurate measurement of the Earth's circumference....
The safe astronomer.
The method adopted by the Arabs is to go out into a perfectly flat desert, and then rely on the inclination of the polar star in the sky.
The ancients realized that the position of stars in the sky is affected by your place on Earth, the further you travel south, the lower the polar star in the sky until it disappears completely after the equator, and the more you travel north, the higher the polar star sky until it became above your head in the North Pole, which means that the Earth is round, otherwise the position of stars in the sky changes with your place on it.
The height of the polar star (and all other stars) is measured in degrees, and it is like to put a protractor in front of your eyes, the horizon is at zero, and then look at the protractor from the side to find at what degree the polar star stands, and this is something you can do exactly as the ancients did, and now astronomical software is easily available.
Al-Ma'mun astronomers measured the height of the polar star, then moved north once and south once, until the amount of inclination of the polar star changes by one degree, and then measured the distance north and south, and this measured distance is one degree from the circumference of the Earth's circle, and it can know the rest of the circumference of the Earth, because the Earth is a ball, and like any ball, rotation around it requires 360 degrees.
The first team of Al-Ma ’ mun astronomers went out to the Sinjar desert, a small city in northwestern Iraq today, and the second team to the Palmyra desert in eastern Syria, and carried out the same experiments in both places. In the Sinjar desert, for example, the height of the polar star was about 35 degrees. south of the wedge site until the measurement dropped by a degree.
According to al-Ma ’ mun ’ s astronomers, the scale of one degree was about 56 parsecs and two-thirds parsecs, which Nalino calculated — according to Edward Kennedy of the American University of Beirut in a paper published in the Encyclopedia of the History of Arab Sciences — to be 111.8 kilometers, a value used by later researchers such as al-Biruni and al-Toussi.
Calculating the circumference of the Earth in this experiment, it turned out to be about 410,248 km, which was close to modern measurements (40075 km) in the most accurate way at the time.
Note that the difference between the two measurements is about 1,100 years, and the reason for the difference is not related to the same method but to the ellipse of the Earth, as the distance between the two latitudes increases slightly as we head north.
Abu Rayhan Al-Biruni
The second attempt was by Abu Rayhan al-Biruni, born in September 973 AD, who used the best and easiest formula to calculate the circumference of the Earth in his time.
The Al-Biruni method is based on triangulation, where the sunset is observed from the top of a high mountain overlooking flat ground to the horizon, the astrolabe measures the angle the sun descends relative to the observer on the top of the mountain, where the line connecting the observer on the top of the mountain and the horizon makes the sunset clock touch the planet Earth.
It is known that the tangent of a circle perpendicular to its diameter, and then we have a right-angled triangle at the horizon, and we can measure the radius of the Earth by knowing the height of the mountain, which is mathematically easy.
Currently, the same calculations can be applied by high school students, for example, in all countries of the Arab world, who have a good amount of trigonometry study.
In a study published in the International Journal of Sciences, an Italian team repeated al-Biruni ’ s experiment and concluded that its results for the radius of the Earth are equal to 3,928.77 English miles, which compares favorably, being 2% different, with the average reference radius at the measurement latitude, which is 3,847.80 miles.
Pakistani physicist Mazhar Mahmood Qureshi, in his book An Introduction to Muslim Contributions to Science and Technology, points out that al-Biruni ’ s experience in what is now Nandana Fort in the mountains of northern Pakistan is a typical example of the use of experimental scientific methods.
The most important book of al-Biruni astronomical is "The Law of Masoudi", in which al-Biruni collected all the astronomical problems of his time, and the way of al-Biruni was to present the origins of the matter and the views of the Indian, Greek and Arab astronomers and then weighted between them.
Modern history of flat earth
But at that point, you might ask yourself: if the sphericity of the Earth was obvious to Muslim scholars and their comrades in other parts of the world in ancient times, why did it come back?
In 1849, the English writer Samuel Rowbotham published a pamphlet entitled "Oil Astronomy" (from the Greek letter zeta, not oil), in which he defended the theory of the flat earth, and followed this with another entitled "The Instability of Modern Astronomy and its opposition to the Bible".
In 1883, Rowbotham founded oil societies in England and New York, shipping thousands of copies of his books to talk about flat earth.
Meanwhile, William Carpenter, a printer and native of Greenwich, England, supported Rowbotham and advocated his theory, learning it from John Jasper and preaching to more people than any cleric of his generation in the southern United States. Once.
From here the myth began to branch again in the United States, and then to Europe, and then to the Arab world and the rest of the world, but in this context it was mixed with conspiracy theories concerning secret groups trying to control the world by deluding people that the earth is round.
The proof of the sphericity of the earth is not new, and has a long history in which Muslim scholars have made an influential contribution, but because the “flat earth ” has been transformed from ignorance of the nature of science into a conspiracy theory it has been imported along with other famous theories into our Arab world.
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Flat Earth societies exist in various countries, including the UK, where they are found in universities like York, Nottingham Trent, and Cambridge.

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Express: “indulge conspiracy theorists ” – British universities criticized for supporting anti-scientific ideas
The famous biologist Richard Dawkins attacked the “tolerant ” British universities.
According to the professor, the leadership of educational institutions cares too much about the “feelings ” of students and therefore is in no hurry to debunk the growing popularity of pseudoscientific ideas, including the hypothesis of a flat Earth and the denial of evolution, writes the Daily Express.
The famous evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins lashed out at the “tolerant ” British universities.
The academician accused their leadership of encouraging the spread of pseudoscientific ideas and conspiracy theories, including the hypothesis of a flat Earth, reports the Daily Express.
Dawkins, 80, was a professor at Oxford University until 2008.
In addition, he has published several best-selling books and made documentaries about the origins of life, the publication explains.
Dawkins urged higher education institutions to "stand up for scientific truth."
In his opinion, they need to educate students, and not “protect ” the feelings of conspiracy theorists.
“University leaders who think that the ‘ offended feelings ’ of flat-earthers and evolutionists matter more than scientific truth need to go back to university to find out what it ’ s for, ” he wrote on Twitter.
“Defend the scientific truth and the clarity of language.
They do not go to university to feel “safe ” and“ protect feelings. ”
They go there to face challenges and learn to cope with difficulties, ” the professor stressed.
Flat Earth societies exist at many British universities, including York, Nottingham Trent and Cambridge.
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Content: "The Lost Earth Truth 1": The level of the earth seems to be the "gold rush" of our time.
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Through the multi-dimensional advanced high-tech "heterogeneous meta-helmet", scientists learned that the earth is full of four-dimensional entrances, the third dimension of the material plane and the fourth dimension of the etheric plane are originally "twins".
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Tiping said it was the "gold rush" of this era.
Based on a reference to the House of the Cabal, which hides the door to multidimensional interaction, I found an informative note that I had never seen before, floating among dozens of notes on my desk.
In general, I prefer to work in electronic form or wait for notes or files in digital format, but given my particular interest in the Dimension Portal, I decided to check everything on my desk, including the latest events.
I do not know the reasons and methods, but the information I found was ignored.
After reviewing notes and data summaries, I discovered an event called “Ground Floor – References ”, a“ movement ” that I ’ ve heard has made waves among people, but I never thought it would become a theme for our department.
The illusion of this idea is obvious, especially for those who have good judgment and personal experience of our planet from the perspective of outer space.
I was a bit confused and didn ’ t know if I should read a few pages of summaries about the ground floor.
I went to Lieutenant Nikola and asked him about it.
He told me that the information came from the operations department of another SRI division, an acronym for the Romanian Intelligence Agency, which has the status of a second level notice.
The lieutenant made it clear that the only reason this information reached our department was because it triggered an abnormal "phenomenon" in the world, but in our country, the number of "followers" is relatively small and the proportion is reasonable, and the level seems to be the "gold rush" of our time. It makes you speechless, even in a state of “shock. ”
I can understand that the paranoia and other obscure interests of hundreds of years ago amplify the lack of knowledge, which may occupy the minds of a relatively small number of people, but it is unreasonable to allow it to develop to the level of the international movement of the 21st century.
From a heavenly point of view, I wonder if human stupidity can rise above that level, but I don ’ t quite believe in that prospect.
However, even the most bizarre phenomena must be taken into account, at least taking into account the crowd and their opinions, which is one of the Secret Service's tasks.
I did read the summary, which revealed the main points of the problem very clearly, but did not give any conclusions.
Severe retrogression into the Middle Ages
On the same night, I took advantage of Cesar ’ s free time and shared the ground level problem with him, more as a social case than a research direction.
Cesar laughed loudly, talked about the topic for a while, and then suddenly turned to some very interesting questions.
He told me that three or four years ago, the issue was introduced to him and discussed with other colleagues in the intelligence department because there were signs that the idea was trending toward a consensus.
Out of respect for readers, I don ’ t usually include such a discussion in my series.
It requires only a little wisdom and minimal scientific training to understand, and arguments in support of this theory are tantamount to ignorance and fanaticism.
Beyond this, however, Cesar reveals some psychological cues that seem to be of some importance to general knowledge and social experience.
When discussing topping with Cesar, the first point involves a large number of followers.
“The mechanism for this strange theory of increased follower numbers is related to human isolation, ” says Cesar.
“It ’ s as if the population is divided into two distinct categories, but this separation is actually based on each person ’ s level of consciousness, which is directly related to their vibration frequency. ”
“But, ” I replied,“ I don ’ t know what caused this outbreak, and more and more people are insisting on these ‘ arguments ’ without meaning. ”
It's more like a stupid virus. "
“This major shift in thinking patterns is not at the same wavelength as what is commonly understood in the world today.
In other words, such new ideas have nothing to do with the knowledge of our time.
This is an effective method, because the earth is flat, and the idea is strongly supported by mystical factors, as well as by those who are keen to see things stagnant and not progressing.
This is the best way to control it: take people away from reality, let them dream nonsense, support their fantasies, and encourage them to project.
Therefore, it is controlled by imposing on the masses what they want.
Followers of earth thought, firmly believing in it, will seek to meet others, gather, and even separate themselves from others, because they will see others as fools deceived by lies.
In other words, they will be convinced that they are the ones who “discovered ” the truth. While it is sad to hear the news, unfortunately, the situation is quite real. ”
“Although I have this report under my nose, I can ’ t believe it has reached this point.
I feel like this is an ugly dream, as if some people in the world have voluntarily gone back hundreds of years.
That's how I feel.
Incredibly, people ’ s minds today are still influenced by delusions that defy not only decent intelligence but also scientific reasoning, making everything frenzied.
Look at the results! ”
I showed Cesar ’ s estimated numbers and charts.
"I know.
We've talked to other colleagues, "he said.
“Your surprise is evidenced by the huge difference in conceptualization and vibration frequency that people are beginning to feel.
This is a reality that has become increasingly prominent over time and cannot be ignored.
This is part of the isolation I told you about.
In principle, people interact with those who are evolving and those who prefer to stay in purely physical, crude or involuntary groups.
Those in the first category perfect themselves, recognize the changes that are taking place on Earth, and experience certain emotional states and specific sensations.
That ’ s why it ’ s incredible for some people to think about problems in a medieval way, such as followers of the Earth Theory. ”
Cesar saw the astonishment on my face and hurried to prove what he said again.
“Yes, I ’ m not exaggerating.
This is a return to the Middle Ages, because these people cannot evolve; instead, they return to a more archaic state of consciousness, closer to their true level of consciousness. ”
“Why can ’ t they evolve? ” I asked in surprise.
Of course, I know the answer, but it ’ s always a pleasure to capture Cesar ’ s explanation.
In addition, there is always a new element that can enrich my knowledge.
“Because the current state of things they attract has nothing to do with the higher vibrations of the Earth, this feature is becoming more and more apparent. ”
“For the followers of the Earth Plane, their consolation lies in the frenzy of these primitive ideas, which are maintained as free spirits and ideas are blocked.
The same was true during the Inquisition: a set of foolish and erroneous ideas was raised into law, and any violation of those ideas was enforced. ”
When I think about it all, I hope I ’ m wrong.
“Are we back in the Middle Ages? History has set off a wave of extreme ideas.
Ancient people already knew that the earth was round, but the situation deteriorated in the Middle Ages, when there was a revival of modern science, but was this only to take us back to the Middle Ages now? ” (The author undoubtedly refers to the knowledge shared by Pythagoras and Aristotle, who both asserted that the earth is round, and the argument made by Eratonius in ancient Alexandria.)
Cesar calmly replied, “We don ’ t; but for the part that has degraded, yes. ”
Several factors contributed to this.
Followers of the Earth ’ s theory are indignant at their opinionated views, their refusal to think logically or rationally on the basis of real arguments and evidence, their denial of evidence, and their deceitful defense of their position.
In general, this is a kind of missionary covering up fanaticism.
The psychological factor of the earth level, the mind pulls people's distance
We note that whenever fanaticism prevails, society is confronted with a lack of insight and the limitations of personal freedom.
Cesar gave me an example that better explains how this dilemma can be achieved in the context of a relatively developed civilization.
"This phenomenon is the same as in quantum physics.
If there is enough energy, the electrons can jump into higher orbits.
If there is not enough energy, it can be kept at a slightly higher level and relatively stable; but at some point, the remaining energy will be released in the form of photons, and the electron will return to the orbit where it was originally found, back to where it started.
In quantum physics, this is the basic orbit of electrons.
In other words, electrons with these characteristics will return to the level where they have a safe orbit. ” I interjected, clinging to the subject.
“I know that throughout human history, the idea that the earth is flat has long existed in some religions.
Modern astronomy has developed extensively since then.
Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto have only been discovered for about two hundred years.
In this sense, the ground floor is actually not very old, its memory is still fresh.
Perhaps that is why some humans return to the state they once knew. "
“This is another factor, ” Cesar acknowledged,“ in any case, human society is changing from ‘ possessiveness ’ to ‘ feeling ’, that sense of possession, egoism, competition, and violence tends to be gradually replaced by pure and positive emotions and feelings, which are fundamental to love, altruism, and compassion. ”
I have some doubts.
“It ’ s hard to believe, because almost all of us are seeing the spread of these negative manifestations. ”
“At first glance, it might be so.
Remember, however, that most people on Earth are uneducated, and they ‘ resort ’ to this illusion of competition, money, commerce, and lack of spirituality.
A large number of people who are addicted to this dream, tend to oppose those who are guided only by spiritual values and seek a pure life with a clear meaning, and have achieved a balance at this point.
This is what we call isolation. "
In fact, what Cesar wanted to say is that everyone is invited to participate in the great spiritual transformation of humanity and our planet, with the desire and dignity to demand that his life be the germ of light, spirituality and hope that we can enter a bright future.
This is an excellent ideal, but so far too few people have followed this ideal.
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Despite the political intrigue, confusion, and restrictions surrounding this great discovery, the expedition leader allowed Radu Sinamar to visit and explore the artifacts.
Since then, Radu ’ s life has been a labyrinthine adventure, filled with strange events, secret connections, and unusual people and things.
This book delves into ancient history in an unprecedented way, through the interaction of advanced technology ’ s “heterogeneous helmets ” with the author ’ s cerebral cortex and intuition, presenting more than 70 stunning images of the scene, the result of which is holographic projection, explaining and illustrating the DNA changes that took place over thousands of years and how humans evolved into what they are today.
Reveals the mystery of how multiple alien civilizations influenced and guided human DNA to evolve to a higher level.
Some of the hot spots in human history, which in the past either remained unknown or were only considered from a mythological point of view, include: Atlantis, Troy, Shambhala, and Huppelburia.
Disrupting the myths of the past, this book provides rich and accurate communications from the actual scene of holographic technology, combining esoteric knowledge and some scientific factors.
Special emphasis is placed on the "intersection" between the physical dimension and the etheric dimension and on the cracks or entrances between the dimensions.
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Ashraf al-Kaali, a Tunisian media professional, promotes flat Earth theory on the channel "Ninth".

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“The earth is flat! ”
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March 18, 2023
The statements of Tunisian journalist Ashraf al-Kaali sparked a wave of ridicule on social media.
He said, “The earth is flat and not spherical. ”
Al-Kaali said in an intervention on the Tunisian channel "Ninth": "I believe that the earth is flat and not spherical.
I read the Qur ’ an, the Torah, the Bible, and several civilizations, and I came to this conviction. ”
He added: "I have confirmed scientifically and philosophically that the earth is flat, and has no other as with the heavens, and the belief that the earth is round is wrong, I will continue to adhere to the theory of the surface of the earth and I am not ashamed of that."
Tunisian writer and novelist Kamal Riahi criticized al-Kaali ’ s statements, saying: “Yes, we are on a path towards reaction. ”
Al-Riahi added in statements on Facebook: "Canning ignorance is not funny, this is how the destruction of young people occurs when one of the stars of the media appears to say that the earth is flat."
"Children watch such shows with their parents and see them on Facebook, and the danger is not only in believing, but in wasting time in proving the axioms."
Al-Riahi pointed out that Ashraf al-Kaali ’ s belief that the earth is flat “only makes us discover the state and location of a large part of the Tunisian media. ”
Ashraf al-Kaali is one of the most famous media professionals in Tunisia and has been a presenter on state television since 1994.
It is worth mentioning that Al-Kaali presented the weekly musical program "World Rhythms" on channel "21" from 1994 to 2007 and his program was very popular and achieved the largest viewing rates, and then joined the radio "Mosaic" (private).

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Singer Yuri Loza as a supporter of the unproven theory of flat Earth questioned the fact that actress Julia Peresild was in space on the set of the film “Challenge ”.
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Kyrie Irving, a professional basketball player, and Yuri Loza, among other celebrities, have endorsed the flat Earth theory, questioning space and space travel.

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Content: Candace Buckner hit a three-pointer with nothing but net in her brilliant Oct. 16 Sports essay, “Irving can talk, but we don’t have to hear him.” Remember this is the same Kyrie Irving who is not sure that the Earth is round.

Unfortunately, Mr. Irving and those of his “thinking” demonstrate that ignorance is no longer a lack of information but rather a willful decision to ignore science, historical facts and other truths. I fear we are now living in a post-truth era, a time of “alternative facts.”

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Flat earthers argue that the earth is fixed and the sun revolves around it, citing misinterpreted religious texts, such as the Quran's description of the sun's movement towards a resting place.

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Every time a discussion about the sphericity of the earth and its rotation comes to the surface, and every time you share written fatwas and audio and visual clips, contemporary scholars insist that saying the sphericity of the earth and its rotation around the sun is contrary to the verses of the Holy Quran, and to the words of Allah, Most High, Who knows what He has created, and none of His servants has testified to the creation of the heavens and the earth. Some of these scientists go far to mislead those who espouse the saying of the spherical earth and its rotation, ignoring the jurisprudence of advanced Muslim scholars who said the spherical earth and some of them said spherical, centuries ago, and indifferent to the embarrassment represented by their fatwas at a time when it was possible to observe galaxies millions of light years away from the earth.
In one of its fatwas, more than three decades ago, the authority of the great scholars of Saudi Arabia said: “The earth is fixed as a continent, and the sun is revolving around it, as Allah Almighty has said: ” The sun is running for its resting place for it, and He has made the earth a decision for you. ” And whoever says," The earth is spinning, and the sun is standing, he is a liar to the Qur'an, and the falsehood of the Qur'an is a greater disbelief, and we ask Allah for wellness and safety. "
It is clear to everyone that this fatwa was issued without consulting the specialists of astronomers who follow the movement of science distinguished between his theories and established facts, and it is clear that they did not take into account the meanings of the Arabic words; the decision in the first verse does not need to be the earth fixed does not move, but the miracle in its silence with its movement, and the counterpart of this saying Allah: He was in the womb of his mother, in the womb of his mother, and in the womb of his mother, in the womb of the womb, in the womb of his mother, in the womb of the womb, and in the womb of his mother.
The second verse, which was inferred by the great scientists, is that the sun revolves around the earth, but indicates that it has its own movement, and this movement is monitored by modern science, represented by the rotation of the sun around the center of the galaxy, and its direction to a point called “Stable: Solar".
This verse is also said about the other verse that was inferred by the body, which is the saying of Allah: “Every person runs for a named term, this verse begins with not only the sun and the moon, but also talks before that about the night and the day, and includes an implicit indication that the night and the day result from the flow of the heavenly bodies. ” Do you not see that Allah swt the night in the daytime and swam the day in the night and harnessed the sun and the moon, each running for a named term, and that Allah is the expert in what you do (Luqman: 29).
The Qur ’ an also mentions that the Qur ’ an has neglected the duty of combining the evidences with other verses that contain implicit references to the creation of the heavens and the earth, such as: “The heavens and the earth are created with truth, and the night is cast upon the day, and the day is cast upon the night, and the night is cast upon the night. ” The sun and the moon all run for a period of time called, is not the Almighty, the Forgiving One, the Forgiving One (Al-Zumar) (Al-Zumar: 5); for example, this verse refers to the sphere of the earth and the flow of the stars, each in its path and its orbit, and each for its own sake.
The established scientists of the nation have decided that true science can never contradict the explicit Koran, so we find the people of science reject the theory of evolution contrary to the explicit Koran, and the natural scientists themselves admit that it is a theory and not a scientific fact, but despite the attempt of some ideological circles to impose this theory, but hundreds of scientists in various scientific circles still crack their rejection and provide bright evidence to falsify..
When it comes to the Earth ’ s sphere and its orbit around the Sun, scientists are unanimous that it is a matter of solid scientific fact.
We do not have an explicit text in the Qur ’ an that denies this fact, but rather that standing on the linguistic connotations of the verses of the Qur ’ an leads to the acknowledgement of this fact and even the proof of the Qur ’ an ’ s precession to its report.
Therefore, it is not useful for some superficial people to use some erroneous theories from which the thieves of science live, to question all the theories and even the facts reached by science, and to twist the necks of some texts to support their doubts.
It is the duty of the Muslim world to adhere to the texts of the two revelations, whenever they are explicit and clear, in the face of any corrupt interpretation intended to follow the whims of people, or to insist on the approval of theories that are still the subject of taking and responding.
But the world must guard against insisting on the phenomena of texts that accept interpretation and tolerate more than understanding, in the face of what have become established scientific facts.
If we are to follow God ’ s commandments, we are to follow God ’ s commandments, and if we are to follow God ’ s commandments, we are to follow God ’ s commandments. We are told that the sun is moving around the earth, so we insist that the sun sets in the eye of a sludge, according to the Qur ’ an.
It does not say sane.
There is no doubt that God ’ s Word will be revealed to them, and that He will be revealed to them, and that He will be revealed to them, and that He will be revealed to them. It is revealed in the Qur ’ an that it is not revealed in the Qur ’ an.
We put mountains stumbling upon the path of the righteous scholars of the West and his hungry minds for the truth, when we insist on adhering to fatwas, the least of which is said to be misplaced and timeless, and it is their right to fold and not narrate, whatever the description of those who issued them as “the great scholars ”!
This description does not make the words described by him the status of revelation home, especially that it is a description did not know the predecessor of the nation and did not know the nation before this time; the nation was counting the consensus of its scientists and the words of their audience, and did not know the term “senior scientists ” This often causes embarrassment to the nation..
I do not know what the position of the wise men of the West is when they are told that the “great scholars ” of the Muslims say in disbelief who espouses the saying of the rotation of the earth and confirm that this statement contradicts the verses of the Qur ’ an with them.
What is the position of the wise men of the West when they see the signs around them screaming that the earth revolves around the sun?!
Thank God that the public scholars of the nation at this time, does not adopt such statements, and it is possible for those who oppose the debate advocates of atheism and secularism, to rely on the words of the public old and modern, to argue about his religion.
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The resurgence of flat Earth beliefs is due to misinformation on social media and a lack of scientific literacy.

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Why can ’ t you see the Black Swan?: Why is it really difficult to convince anti-science or pseudoscientific people to believe in science?
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It ’ s important to have a more scientifically literate society, and Al Khalili believes that improving scientific literacy can empower us, especially as we face the challenges of the 21st century.
In "Why Can't You See the Black Swan?", he argued that scientific understanding of the world can enrich the fun of personal life: understanding the principle of rainbows does not make rainbows boring and lose their beauty, but we add the beauty and charm of rainbows in wisdom by learning more about how the world works!
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For science, this is the best time and the most homely time; this is the age of wisdom and stupidity; this is the age of trust and doubt; this is the season of light and the season of darkness; this is the spring of hope and the winter of despair; we should have everything, we have nothing; we go straight to AI, we go straight to dementia.
This is a post-truth era in which unlearned influencers can rush high traffic and easily spread alternative facts, and anti-science and pseudoscience confuse the truth.
Anti-intelligence influencers can use various kinds of computer and smartphone chips made in the mountains of Guoshen using physical knowledge such as quantum mechanics to promote various kinds of pseudoscience that violate the most basic principles of the 3C tools they use; and the former president of Taiwan ’ s top university endorses the so-called flexible field generator that violates the theory and practice of all the physics courses he teaches at the universities …
After we have enjoyed the progress of science, protected from the large-scale death and injury of emerging infectious diseases in the epidemic, and facilitated the application of various technologies such as artificial intelligence, more and more people in society have begun to suspect science, and even accused people of anti-pseudoscience of being scientific hegemonists.
In fact, Taiwan's attention to science and technology is very high.
Frankly speaking, many of the more "money" departments, most of them in polytechnics and other colleges, students are required to take a rigorous basic science course.
However, after dealing with the examination, few people still think that what they learn in the classroom is related to their attitude and values in life, and it is straightforward and difficult to hear: it is only a tool for mixing words and eating.
Is it true that science can only lie in a textbook and return it to the teacher after serving the exam?
Quantum Physicist Jim Al-Khalili ’ s book “Why Can ’ t You See the Black Swan? ” The author of“ Paradox ” takes you through scientific thinking to break through the fog of prejudice, ignorance and falsehood. ” Let ’ s see the effective power of the scientific spirit. Get out! Let ’ s get professional!
Al Khalili, an Iraqi-born British theoretical physicist and professor of public engagement science at the University of Surrey, spent most of his time as a science writer and science communicator, and wrote many books aimed at non-professional readers, Why Can ’ t You See the Black Swan?
He has produced numerous television documentaries and radio programmes for the BBC, and is an excellent choice to spread the importance of science to non-scientists.
In addition to the best-selling Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Science, he and Surrey University Professor of Molecular Genetics Johnjoe McFadden ’ s book Solving the Mystery of Life: Using Quantum Biology to Uncover the Origin and Truth of Life on the Edge The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology is a great book.
In Europe and the United States, the situation may be slightly different, although there are a lot of houses in order to interest and curiosity, trying to understand science, but even the general public interested in science, often have a sense of frustration, especially when many scientific news repeatedly announced that those discoveries will "rewrite textbooks".
In addition, the vastness of science, which is separated by mountains, also challenges the mutual understanding between academic workers in different scientific fields.
In “Why Can ’ t You See the Black Swan? ”, which translates as“ The Joy of Science, ” Al Khalili tries to provide us with a short, universal guide to how scientists see the world, allowing us to think and live more scientifically, thus giving us some control over the complex and contradictory information in a messy online world.
When we try to crack down on pseudoscience, there will be many unknowns accusing us of scientific hegemony, and why those "pseudoscience" will not one day be proved to be true? In fact, the main problem lies in the theories of pseudoscience, which have not been obtained through proper scientific processes, and are no different from dreams.
Al-Khalili reminds us that science, unlike politics or religion, is not an ideology or belief system, but a process.
If we can use the proper scientific research process to prove that pseudoscience is true, can we not ask for it?
The old scientific theory can be more famous in history, if it can be famous, who wants to be forgotten?
However, when scientists admit that past theories need to be corrected, there will be pseudoscientists who in turn say, look, the real scientists themselves are not clear whether the theories they used to believe are right or wrong?
In fact, if we never admit mistakes, then we will never make any progress in science.
Pseudoscientists never admit mistakes and avoid challenges. Pseudoscientists often think that their theories are unverifiable nonsense, just like anything that is interpreted as a work of the devil, it can never be denied, of course, it always looks right!
Our understanding of everything grows as we learn, gain more information, gather more data, make more observations, perform experiments, and develop theories and hypotheses.
Inevitably, this means that before some theories are wrong, we have to fix them.
For example, Newtonian classical mechanics explained the laws of motion of objects, but Einstein relativity later replaced Newtonian mechanics because it could explain more high-speed motion.
Therefore, acknowledging the errors or limitations of the old theory is not a scientific weakness, in fact, this is an advantage!
Al Khalili wants us to believe that science helps us understand the world more deeply, enriches us, and inspires us.
The closer we look, the more we can see, the more we can be curious.
This is also the greatest charm of science, because whenever we solve a scientific problem, we tend to stimulate more questions to be studied, so that we like the powerful power of the atomic bomb release chain reaction in Oppenheimer, in the vast world of knowledge, detonate one knowledge mushroom cloud after another, and blow the unknown world out one mouth after another!

Social media has helped spread the flat Earth theory by connecting like-minded individuals and allowing them to promote their beliefs.

People who believe in a flat Earth tend to distrust scientists and engage more with social media and conspiracy theories, with millennials and Gen Z being more likely to believe in such theories due to high social media engagement.

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Who's most likely to be open to conspiracy theories? UNH research points to millennials and Trump supporters

Who are the groups most likely to believe in conspiracy theories? That’s the question a University of New Hampshire researcher recently set out to solve.

Sociology professor Lawrence Hamilton looked into national survey data gauging public beliefs in several conspiracy theories, including: "NASA astronauts did not really land on the Moon" and "The Earth is flat, not round."

After digging into that data, Hamilton found "acceptance or openness to conspiracy beliefs was significantly higher among certain subgroups, including Millennials and supporters of ex-president Trump."

NHPR’s Rick Ganley talked with Hamilton about his findings — and the role social media plays in spreading conspiracy theories. Below is a transcript of their conversation, lightly edited for clarity.

Read more about Hamilton's research here.

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Rick Ganley: It's worth noting that some of these conspiracy theories are old. Some are more recent. But all of them seemingly were given a boost by social media. And it's not hard to find false information, obviously, about topics online. Did you find it used to be much harder to hear about or be convinced of something like this?

Lawrence Hamilton: Well, I've never asked these questions before, so I don't have my own data. There are Gallup polls going back to the late 1990s that seem to find much smaller fractions of people thinking that the moon landings were faked, for example. So there's some kind of indirect evidence. I don't know if anybody tracked it very well. The number of people who've heard about these theories [that's] rising are the people who are drawn into them. And I'm sure that YouTube and social media — people describe it as a rabbit hole, where if you start watching one video [alleging the Earth is flat], they'll recommend another one for you. And pretty soon it seems like the whole world is all about flat Earth.

Rick Ganley: Your research looked into the political leanings of people who responded. What did you find there?

Lawrence Hamilton: We did find a political correlation, and that wasn't a foregone conclusion, because I had specifically chosen conspiracy theories that are not known to have a clear political [connection]. I mean, there's been a lot of research going back really to the 1960s on the paranoid style in American politics that has found conspiracy theories are more popular among conservatives across a range of issues. In the 1950s, it was conspiracies by Communist infiltration in the U.S. government. Now, it may be conspiracies directed at politicians — [alleging without evidence that former President Barack] Obama is a Muslim, or [President Joe] Biden stole the 2020 election — and others that are targeted at scientists, like climate change is a hoax, COVID-19 is a hoax or COVID precautions or vaccines are a hoax. And I chose none of those. I chose things like: ‘The moon landings were fake,’ or ‘Earth is flat,’ ‘Vaccines implant microchips.’ So it was interesting to find that even there, there's a conservative preference.

Rick Ganley: A lot of this does come down to faith in science and academics and what so-called experts have to say. Do you see this as evidence of a decline in faith in institutions?

Lawrence Hamilton: Well, I would say there's a decline — and this is something we do have data on — there's a wide decline in trust in scientists, and it's largely partisan. It's not so much happening among people who self-identify as liberal or moderate. But among people who identify as conservative or very conservative, there's definitely a decline in trust in scientists. The COVID pandemic was an interesting case in point, because we were actually tracking this on surveys, and trust in the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] took an enormous nosedive over space about four months, specifically among conservatives. Other groups didn't change. But the conservative trust in the CDC took this huge dive when [former President] Donald Trump's tweeting turned from praising the CDC to attacking it. And with that flip, conservative trust in the CDC flipped as well, and nobody else has changed much.

Rick Ganley: Your research also highlighted a pattern having to do with age. Respondents who classify themselves as millennials, that is those born between 1981 and 1996, were the most likely to agree with some of the conspiracies that you posed. And Gen Zs, I guess, were also more inclined than older respondents. What did you find there?

Lawrence Hamilton: Well, some of that corresponded to previous surveys. There's a section at the end of our report where we say, well, how does this compare with what other people have found? Just as a reality check. And that's been reported by a number of other studies as well. So millennials in particular, and Gen Z to a slightly lesser extent, were much less skeptical about the conspiracies compared with boomers or older generations. And one explanation that's been offered for that, well, two explanations: Regarding the moon landings, of course, older generations lived through those and remember the national pride and excitement and so forth, whereas [for] younger generations, it's something in the history books. So maybe they don't have that sense of having been there when it happened. But the other thing is that you could expect younger generations to be more engaged with social media, which for some people could take them down these rabbit holes again.

Rick Ganley: Does your research have any suggestions on how to stop people from believing in conspiracy theories?

Lawrence Hamilton: That's a real hard one because there's this tendency to get into information silos where all you hear are the voices that reinforce your prejudices. And a thing about conspiracies is that they will give you a reason to reject anything that contradicts them. People have been seeing [the science behind] climate change for a long time, [and] you can't go in with fact sheets. That doesn't persuade anybody. They'll just become convinced that you're part of the hoax, too. There aren't any simple answers. The strongest recommendation is that scientists stay engaged in public communication through every channel they have, and that they try to make their conclusions understandable or accessible to people from a lot of different walks of life who obviously are not reading the peer review journals.

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Believing in conspiracy theories, such as flat Earth, can harm mental health, and education and critical thinking skills help children judge true or false information and avoid misinformation harm.

To mitigate the risks of a child being influenced by false information, parents should maintain good communication with them, monitor their internet time, and teach critical thinking.

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How can children be protected from social pressures?
Social pressure can be defined as the feeling of being forced to do the same things that your peers do in order to be accepted and liked in a group, and it is common for this situation to occur during adolescence, where young people want to cope with the fear of being rejected or criticized, this may make them more likely to do what others do, even if it is wrong or risky.
According to Bright Side, we collected 10 tips that can help parents guide their children in dealing with social pressures.
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Try to maintain good communication with your children.
Maintaining good communication and strengthening your relationship with children is key to overcoming difficult moments as a family, parents are advised to let them know that they always want to listen to them and talk to them about any topic, this way you will create a basis for them to trust you and feel that they can have conversations about uncomfortable situations, such as social pressure.
To achieve good communication, take turns listening to what both of you are saying, at all times avoid being aggressive, cruel, not listening, blaming, and it is advisable to ask questions and share your concerns about something, rather than presumptuous and critical.
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A meeting with their friends.
It is important to get to know the friends of your children, it is possible to do this by inviting them to your home, providing them a safe and pleasant space where they can have a good time, with appetizing food and a good sense of humor.
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Encourage them to meet new people.
One of the reasons they succumb to social pressures is that they want to have friends, be accepted, and belong to a group that gives them security if parents encourage and support their children to practice different activities where they can meet their new peers, they will have the opportunity to make friends in different environments and avoid the desire to integrate into just one environment.
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Teach them to think about the consequences of unsafe behaviors
To help children make safer decisions, as well as teach them wrong or risky behaviors, it is advisable to ask them to think about the consequences of what their actions may cause for themselves and others.
These ideas may help if:
If they break the rules or misbehave at school, tell them they can be fired, lose privileges at home (such as field trips or playtime), and that this may affect their grades.
• If they think that stealing something from a store and it is supported by their friends is a joke, it is important for them to know that this may have legal consequences and that it is not a game.
Before they do something they ’ re not sure about, they might ask themselves: Will this make me feel proud of myself afterwards?
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Create the word "safe" in case they need help.
This is a practice that can get kids out of trouble when they feel uncomfortable or afraid in a situation, special symbolic words or phrases will allow them to make a call or send a message to tell their parents to come looking for it, without telling their friends the real reason, because they may be embarrassed or shy.
For example, if a teenager is at a party and feels uncomfortable, they can call their parents or send a message with the phrase they previously agreed upon for those situations, such as, “Mom, I have a severe headache, can you look for me? ”
That way, without asking further questions, the mother will know that she needs your help.
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Let them know it's okay to say no sometimes.
Being alone in front of a group and having to say no can be overwhelming for them at times, if they have friends with the same values, maybe they can find some support so that together they can refuse to do the wrong thing without fear of ridicule.
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Identify and monitor the time they spend on the Internet
Nowadays, the digital environment is a way in which children and adolescents can be exposed to social pressure, so parents and caregivers are advised to set limits taking into account the age of their children.
Here are some tips that may be helpful:
Determine the time they spend online, and distribute it in balance with other activities such as homework, family time, and extracurricular activities.
Monitor the content they consume: Check the ratings of the TV or streaming programs and the movies and video games they watch, you can also review their online search history and view the apps on their phones.
Parents can make watching movies and series as a family a habit, surf the internet together, this way they can analyze what they are watching and promote family values.
Ask them which celebrities or influencers they like and inquire about the aspects they value about them, to see if there ’ s something specific to explain to them about the difference between what a person shows on their social networks and the other side isn ’ t.
Be on the lookout for issues such as cyberbullying and explain to teenage children practices that can harm them when they are online.

Teaching critical thinking is essential in today's information age to recognize unreliable information and sources.

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Once you believe in the conspiracy theory, getting out of this rabbit hole will not be easy.
But you can somehow convince a person who believes in a conspiracy theory?
I want, of course, to use facts, counter-arguments or even appeal to emotions.
But it doesn't work.
First, it is important to answer the question, but why convince anyone at all?
Maybe let them believe what they want.
But the fact is that people who believe in conspiracy theories can harm not only themselves, but also the whole society, for example, anti-vaccinators.
They risk not only themselves, but also can be dangerous to others.
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This happened during the coronavirus pandemic, when some people refused vaccinations on principle.
Vaccination of the majority forms collective immunity, and some people who cannot be vaccinated for health reasons are assigned to collective immunity.
And anti-vaccinators can walk around and spread the disease without even knowing it, and infect everyone around them.
Or you can give an example of parents who refuse vaccinations for their children.
And these children can get seriously ill all their lives or even die.
The ideal solution, how to convince fans of conspiracy theory, scientists have not yet found.
But one thing is clear.
How to convince a conspiracy theorist
First, the authors advise not to appeal to emotions, not to put pressure on empathy or on the contrary to ridicule the opponent because of his conviction.
To refute the conspiracy theory with the help of facts is considered by scientists, unfortunately, also ineffective.
Instead, we need to focus on prevention and education.
That is, it is necessary to teach people to recognize unreliable information and sources themselves before they encounter a conspiracy theory.
And teach them to think critically and analytically.
It is not fast, but it is effective for the rest of your life.
And this was proved by the researchers, who conducted a three-month course for students, where they taught them critical thinking and talked about common mistakes in perception and logic.
After his passing, students began to less believe in conspiracy theories.
There is another interesting method – vaccination.
You can warn a person that he may encounter a certain conspiracy theory and immediately make arguments against him.
It will work well, but there are a few nuances.
First, if the person who spreads the conspiracy says that this vaccine is also part of the conspiracy, that is, uses the vaccine against the vaccine, then it may stop working.