Johnson was 8 and living in San Angelo, Texas, when he made his commitment to the flat Earth theory.

Like the Blounts, they couldn’t see any curve either, thus reassuring themselves that the Earth is flat. Almost a century later, Johnson and his late Australian-born wife and chief adjunct, Marjory, checked the surfaces of Lake Tahoe and the Salton Sea. In fact, the Society's motto is (and has been since the 1800's) 'In Veritate Victoria' - Victory in Truth.His Flat Earth Society has ambiguous historical roots but is in spirit related to the Universal Zetetic (investigative) Society founded in England in 1832 by Sir Birley Rowbotham, who wrote “Earth Not a Globe.” Advocates have traditionally used carefully chosen Bible passages to substantiate their assertions, supplemented by purportedly scientific observations of bodies of water.Ībout 1888, England’s Sir Walter de Sodington Blount and his wife made a series of experiments on a canal called Old Bedford Level, proving, they said, that the Earth had no curvature. I'd like the public to know, though, that our views are based on extensive research and we highly value the pursuit of truth. I understand that most people see the Flat Earth Society's views as extremely unorthodox and perhaps a bit kooky. I generally try not to take it personally, though. Gordon Brown made a similar remark back in 2009 when referring to climate-change deniers. It's disappointing but not surprising - I do occasionally see references to the Society in that context. I checked President Obama's quote from today. I just checked my email about 20 minutes ago and was confused as to why my four most recent emails had 'Obama' in the subject line. And ultimately, we will be judged as a people, and as a society, and as a country on where we go from here.' Sticking your head in the sand might make you feel safer, but it’s not going to protect you from the coming storm. 'We don’t have time for a meeting of the Flat Earth Society. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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