Daniel Shenton, President of the Flat-Earth Society and the nature of (dis)belief
Daniel Shenton believes that the earth is a flat disc surrounded by mountains to hold the water in. Yes, he actually believes this. Why? Because go look outside. Do you see any curvature? To wit, he feels “our senses tell us these things, and it would take an extraordinarily [sic] level of evidence to counteract those.” Every photo of earth, every space expedition, every piece of information we have on satellites and flight routes — all fakery.
And I’m left wondering… how does this happen? How are people capable of such self-deceit? And is it really possible to change their or anyone else’s minds about the things they believe?