A few year back, there was a Netflix documentary about flat earther. They’ve done a couple of experiment to prove that the earth is flat which (Spoiler alert) demonstrated that the earth is round.

So now that these persons have demonstrated scientifically that the earth is round. How are they doing ? Still flat-earther ? or did they give up with the amount of evidence they collected ?

  • dustyData@lemmy.world
    781·
    11 months ago

    Basically, treat all humans with dignity. In psychiatry you’re told to treat all patients with good faith, but don’t let the guy who thinks he is Napoleon run the hospital.

    • snooggums@kbin.social
      385·
      11 months ago

      By default all humans should be treated with dignity unless they are causing direct harm to others. Flat Earthers are kind of an edge case because their anti science and evidence approach is tied in with the antivax movement so they are harming others indirectly.

      MAGA idiots, racists, and other hate filled people do not deserve dignity. In amedical setting, sure, but not in the real world where they are causing harm.

      • dustyData@lemmy.world
        1419·
        11 months ago

        No, all humans should be treated with dignity always. We should do all in our power to stop and restraint those causing or intending to cause harm to others. But no crime justifies cruelty or indignity ever.

        • Azzu@lemm.ee
          111·
          11 months ago

          I guess then you start messing with the definition of dignity. I don’t think it’s very dignified to be restrained for one’s fucked up views.

          • andrewta@lemmy.world
            21·
            11 months ago

            He doesn’t mean literally restrain line with chains or something. He means figuratively restrain

            • Azzu@lemm.ee
              12·
              11 months ago

              https://lemm.ee/comment/6002206

              I was talking about if I think of dignity, being taken in by law enforcement because my beliefs were literally so stupid as to make me dangerous to the general public if I was allowed to spout them any further, that would be very very far away from any dignity.

        • InformalTrifle@lemmy.worldEnglish
          311·
          11 months ago

          Are you serious? There’s a huge number of humans that deserve no dignity. Terrorists and paedophiles spring to mind but there are many many more.

          • ultranaut@lemmy.world
            8·
            11 months ago

            I agree there are people undeserving, but that doesn’t change the fact that there are inalienable rights inherent to all people. If the state is going to legitimately enforce the law it must respect those rights while doing so.

    • michaelmrose@lemmy.worldEnglish
      103·
      11 months ago

      Generally in most cases schizophrenia isn’t catching whereas poisonous stupidity spreads. It’s important to keep the disease from infecting too many new adherents. Think of humor as containment.

    • ivanafterall@kbin.social
      51·
      11 months ago

      Unfortunately, the guy who thinks he’s Napoleon usually does run the hospital and most other organizations.