In this video I explain what flat earthers believe, why they believe it, and why I think scientists should take flat earthers more seriously. The CNN article which I quote is here: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/16/us/flat-earth-conference-conspiracy-theories-scli-intl/index.html The Guardian article which I quote is here: https://www.theguardian.com/global/2010/feb/23/flat-earth-society The poll that I mention is this: https://today.yougov.com/topics/philosophy/articles-reports/2018/04/02/most-flat-earthers-consider-themselves-religious Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sabine #science #education #philosophy 0:00 Motivation and Content Summary 0:33 What Flat Earthers Believe 2:43 Are They just Trolling? 3:46 History 7:26 The Trouble with Zeteticism 13:46 Why you are right to reject the Flat Earth Hypothesis 14:55 Why scientists should take Flat Earthers more seriously