Flats Quote by Anonymous
“What you have told us is rubbish. The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise.”
About This Quote
Source Internet meme: Flat Earth satire, 2010s
Mocks flat‑earth claim, using absurd imagery of a giant tortoise supporting the world, to highlight nonsensical arguments.
In simple terms: Satire ridicules absurd worldviews.
Key Takeaway
Question and critique illogical claims.
Themes
satire
science
skepticism
Mood
humorous
critical
Type
satire
philosophical
When to use this quote
- debates
- science education
- media literacy
Key Concepts
critical thinking
humor
Questions to Reflect On
- How do we spot satire?
- Why do people cling to pseudoscience?
A Different Perspective
May be taken literally by some.
![“Gonna rain like a cow pissin' on a flat rock" [drugstore clerk to detective Virgil Flowers] Dark of the Moon, p.7” quote by John Sandford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/887/john-sandford-5843_clerks_gonna-rain-like-a-cow-pissin-on-a-flat-r_12063.jpg)
![“I wouldn't mind gigging around the same era as Jesus, after he gives his speech about the meek and how blessed they are and all that type of bullshit, going up there and doing a flat 20 [minutes]. I reckon I'd have better stagecraft and presence than Jesus. Yea, I'm a better stand-up comedian than…” quote by Jim Jefferies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0fb/jim-jefferies-8092_blessed_i-wouldn-t-mind-gigging-around-the-same_24477.jpg)
