How cheap would commercial spaceflight have to be before Flat Eartherism died out?

[Lorizael]

Would seeing the globe from space with their own eyes even be enough for a diehard believer?

[Elok]

Why would they be interested in disproving their own beliefs? What's in it for them?

[rah]

Somehow, I think anyone that still believes it's flat would not be convinced by seeing it.

[BeBMan]

Would seeing the globe from space with their own eyes even be enough for a diehard believer?

We might win over the weakminded, but the diehard flat earthlings would still think they see a giant disc shaped flat display with animated clouds.

[Broken_Erika]

They'd just stand outside the spaceport holding signs that say "God Hates Space Flight"

[Lorizael]

Why would they be interested in disproving their own beliefs? What's in it for them?

If you listen to flat earthers, their story is usually that they started out like the rest of us, believing the globe lie, and then came across evidence that got them thinking. Then they did their own research and came to the conclusion that the earth is flat. So for most flat earthers, they're really wedded to this narrative that they discovered the truth through science and reason and all that.

But beyond whether or not flat earthers would test their beliefs thusly, once spaceflight becomes trivially cheap, such that the cost is on the same order as skydiving or going to an amusement park, continued belief in a flat earth starts to get really, really weird. The equivalent right now would be, "What do you mean you don't believe in roller coasters?"

[Bereta_Eder]

what's to stop them from thinking affordable space travel is an elaborate illusion scam they don't want to pay even a penny for?

[giblets]

Obviously they'd think the spaceliners are in on the conspiracy

[Elok]

If you listen to flat earthers, their story is usually that they started out like the rest of us, believing the globe lie, and then came across evidence that got them thinking. Then they did their own research and came to the conclusion that the earth is flat. So for most flat earthers, they're really wedded to this narrative that they discovered the truth through science and reason and all that.

But beyond whether or not flat earthers would test their beliefs thusly, once spaceflight becomes trivially cheap, such that the cost is on the same order as skydiving or going to an amusement park, continued belief in a flat earth starts to get really, really weird. The equivalent right now would be, "What do you mean you don't believe in roller coasters?"

It's really, really weird now, and I suspect that many FE types are essentially undiagnosed schizophrenics. The remainder are a combination of trolls and willful eccentrics who do not technically qualify as mentally ill because all their crazy is confined to things of no day-to-day import like the shape of the earth. The roller coaster is faked, and you don't go on the shuttle ride, that's how they get the chemicals in you. Or something.

A more interesting question would be how we made spaceflight trivially cheap.

[Lorizael]

A more interesting question would be how we made spaceflight trivially cheap.

Practice.

[pchang]

A more interesting question would be how we made spaceflight trivially cheap.

We build a space elevator.

[Uncle Sparky]

Canada is too far north for a space elevator. We'll leave that to you.

As for the topic, almost all vaccinations are free in Canada, but, like the states, we have our anti-vaccers. So cost isn't the issue... like Elok said earlier they are essentially undiagnosed schizophrenics.

[Proteus_MST]

Obviously they'd think the spaceliners are in on the conspiracy

I agree ...
they already believe that the media material from the ISS (and other space stations), orbital flights as well as the moon landings is fake and part of the whole round earth conspiracy.
So what would stop them from believing that ay commercial spaceflights they are on are fake as welll (with CGI about a fake round earth being projected on all windows hey are looking through)

[Aeson]

The glass in the viewports of the spacecraft is designed to warp the view of the earth. Elon Musk can't fool me!

[The Mad Monk]

We build a space elevator.

Space elevators have their own problems.