They are called 'Terraplanistas', we are many and we share our wisdom through social networks.
The earth is flat. Gravity does not exist We live in a kind of table covered by a celestial vault, which has a sun and some stars floating very close. There is a pole in the center and the rest of the continents are scattered around it. And at the end of everything, there are some confines that are covered by a great wall of ice. And beyond, giant beasts and strange plants.
No. It is not a fifteenth century text. It is the summary of the theory that thousands defend (yes, seriously, thousands) of people through their groups in social networks and their channels on YouTube.
They call themselves 'Terraplanistas' and spend their time demonstrating that the idea of a planet in the shape of a spheroid is a conspiracy devised by an elite dedicated to occultism and Freemasonry, according to their own words.
In fact, the launch this week of the Falcon Heavy rocket, the Space X firm Elon Musk and the images that the magnate shared in their networks woke up the 'fans' of this theory who accused Musk of using a fake video.
And the terraplanistas responded ... "People who believe that the earth is a sphere because" they saw a car in space on the internet "must be the new incarnation of" it's true because I saw it on television. "It's a poor argument. Why should we believe that a private company will communicate the truth?."
The 'visible head' of this theory is the Flat Earth Society, created in 1956 in the United Kingdom by Samuel Shenton and which until today remains active with other members. And they move quite a bit, because only in their Facebook group do they have the 'bobadita' of 130 thousand followers.
But are not the only ones. Just take a walk in Google to realize that it is not about 15 'loquitos' isolated shouting towards nothing. These are groups organized and in constant production, such as Tierra Plana (25,000 followers), and Existential Plane (12,127) and also from youtubers like Oliver Ibáñez, who has 126,836 subscribers on his official channel and with whom EL TIEMPO communicated to know a little more about their positions.
At the age of 29, a lawyer with a degree and resident in Barcelona, he defines himself as a researcher of conspiracy theories. And since 2016 he began to be interested in the topic of 'terraplanismo'. And now, he defends it whenever he can and before anyone. In fact, Ibáñez occupied newspaper headlines a few months ago after trying to 'explain' to Spanish astronaut Pedro Duque, that the land is flat, as recorded by Spanish media
Despite the beating he usually receives every time he publishes a new video, Ibáñez does not shy away. For him, insults are simply the natural reaction to the "emotional shock" and the "cognitive dissonance" that comes from hearing "the truth".
In fact, his theories are already in a book called 'Flat Earth, the greatest conspiracy in history' that can be achieved through Amazon.com.
"That is normal when people are not involved in the conspiracy world and do not know that there is a group of people who rule from the shadows. They have a hard time assimilating that they have been cheated all their lives, "he says in dialogue with EL TIEMPO.
The power in the shadows? Yes. Ibáñez is convinced that there is a real caste, bloodlines that govern us behind the scenes. "Scientists who defend the theories of the round earth and gravity, such as Copernicus, Newton and Darwin, are related to Freemasonry and Alchemy."
And they were the ones who initiated a "Satanic" conspiracy whose only objective is to "hide or go against God, what is said in the Bible and make us believe that we are a speck of dust, that we are insignificant."
Therefore, he says, created a whole network whose main accomplice is Nasa that discloses "models and lying photos of outer space." In fact, according to Ibáñez, there are no other planets, there is nothing else in the universe. some celestial bodies nearby.
And what happens further, when the earth ends? Nobody knows. Only that 'government in the shade'. "That is why they have prohibited entering into exploration in Antarctica," he says, referring to the treaty signed in 1959 to regulate the use and exploitation of that region of the world.
It is that 'sect' that has hidden the evident evidence of a flat Earth. Which? There are many. The simplest to 'understand' is that of water leveling: "The physical property of water is to remain level. This can be checked in a lake, ocean or pool. It has never been observed in the real world that these water surfaces are kept on the outside of a sphere, especially if it is a rotating sphere."
Of course, you immediately think the answer: The Law of Gravity. But no. For this youtuber and Spanish lawyer, the declaration of Isaac Newton in 1687 is another scam created to sustain the lie.
Just as there are not enough arguments such as the sunrise in the east and the setting in the west, or the phases of the moon, or the seasons, or the time differences between one half of the world and the other. All that is part of that 'great global conspiracy'. Did you want to hear more? These are the other explanations. (Follow at your own risk)
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