That Time Geocentrists Tricked A Bunch of Physicists

conspiracy theorist SWEATING trying not to say “the Jews”

"earth?" "gay." "moon?" "lesbian." ... "neptune?" "straight trans man, married to the sea." that ending bit was 100/10 omg

"All positions in an argument should be treated equally." My brother in Christ, the other guy sniffs glue and is wearing an SS Uniform. He lost Frame 1.

I don’t know much about science but I’m a firm believer that my puppy, Benji, is the center of my universe. You could say I’m a Benjiocentrist.

always fascinated by the idea that "a balanced discussion" means "treating all arguments as equally plausible regardless of evidence" and not, ykno, "treating all pieces of evidence with the same level of scrutiny."

Here's a rule of thumb: if you have to say "There's nothing about the Jews in this film" you've got a problem.

I've always wondered if these charlatans have quiet moments of panic? We all have them, surely. Those moments where you're lying awake and worried about the future. Do they ever pause and go "WHAT AM I DOING?!"

See, this is how you know these aren't the kinds of people you can just fix by "debating with sincerity" and "letting them be heard." The Pope, their GOD-EMPEROR ON HIS THRONE, told them: "Quit blaming Jews for everything," and that was THE FIRST TIME that a great many of them were like "Nah, I think I'll do my OWN research."

broke: trying to understand the hierarchy of the planets in their celestial spheres woke: trying to understand the sexualities and horniness of the planets

“Effectively interviewed himself to make himself seem like an expert” Me in the shower winning fake arguments.

"We have no chance against the forces areayed against us." What, gravity and electromagnetism?

Isn't this the same "documentary" that also tricked Kate Mulgrew into narrating because they thought getting a Star Trek Captain to do the voice would give it more weight, and she flat out says "they told me I was going to be narrating a Sci-Fi film".

"Galileo was wrong, the church was right" sounds like a book you'd find as a gag in a GTA game

“Are we significant or just a cosmic accident?” These assertions aren’t mutually exclusive. We can easily be both.

Someone once told Rick Delano “that’s your reality, dude” and it’s kept him up at night ever since.

17:25 After another rewatch of this video, it only just really hit me how funny this claim is. "The highest grossing-" Wow! "-single screen opening-" Hm. "-in America-" okay. "-that weekend." Did, like, six people come to see it?

Fun fact: YOU are the center of the OBSERVABLE universe. Geocentrism can't compete with that much ego boosting info.

"wait, is dan interviewing himself? why isn't he just presenting normally? why does this feel so pretentiooooOOOHHH"

I think the funniest thing about that guy’s hang up with being told “dude, that’s your reality” is that whoever said that obviously didn’t literally mean he was living in a different universe or something like he clearly has interpreted. I mean, I can clearly imagine this interaction. You meet some crazy guy who thinks the earth is the center of the universe, and realize arguing is pointless so u just leave it. “Dude, That’s your reality” was clearly just said the same way one might say “let’s agree to disagree” or “I’m not going to argue with you about this”

nutjob documentaries be like: 2 minute clip: well-explained overview of the concept of thrust, simply illustrated in layman's terms, consistent with established science and practice - John Smith, astrophysics Phd 10 second clip: "COULD THAT BE HOW ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS VISITED MARS?" - William Wackadoo, author of 'The Stars Know Your Name' Cool CGI clip showing a giant hand reaching from the surface of a gas giant