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[โ€“] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 20 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This is how you get flat earthers.

[โ€“] LemmyHead@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

That's an example of a minority ignoring or trying to talk their way around scientific facts. That's something completely different.

[โ€“] SmartmanApps@programming.dev -1 points 8 months ago

No, the one saying "you're all wrong" was the first person to say the world is round. Even a minority of one can be correct about something against all popular opinion.