Yeah, it’s
not a joke. A Ph.D. Student has presented a thesis claiming the Earth is FLAT,
stationary, the center of the universe and only around 13,500 years old. Yup,
you read right. The thesis was submitted to two assessors, thus passing the
first stage of approvals.
A view of
Earth from Space. Credit: NASA
The idea
that the Earth is ‘Flat’ is, in fact, a relatively new theory. In fact, before
anyone came up with the idea we live on a flat plane, people knew very well the
Earth was round.
Even though
there are countless images of our planet, and numerous videos which have been
recorded from space, there are still some who argue the Earth is in fact
flat. One of them is a Ph.D. student who
rocked the Arab scientific community when she presented her thesis claiming the
Earth is FLAT, stationary, the center of the universe and only around 13,500
years old. Yup, you read right.
Not only did
she suggest we live on a flat Earth, she also rejected scientific theories
presented by Newton and Einstein, astronomical discoveries made by Copernicus
and Kepler, the Big Bang theory, atmospheric and geological activity, most of
modern climatology, and basically all other scientific teachings made in the
past.
According to
an article written by the Gulf News, the student presented her thesis after a
staggering five years of work. Eventually, it was submitted to two assessors,
thus passing the first stage of approvals. The reports were expected soon, for
the thesis defense to be scheduled.
This
‘shocking’ doctoral thesis suggests that the planet we live on is flat, very
young and that it remains stationary in the MIDDLE of the universe.
Furthermore—if that wasn’t enough—the thesis claims that the Sun has an average
diameter of 1,135 kilometers and NOT 1.4 million km. The moon has a width of
908km, and are located 687 and 23 times closer to Earth respectively. In
addition, the thesis claims there are 11 planets and STARS in the sky are
LIMITED in number and have a diameter of 292 kilometers and not millions of
kilometers.
In the
meantime, the President of the Tunisian Astronomical Association somehow
managed to get his hands on a leaked copy of the thesis, proving it was not a
hoax and posted in on Facebook.
As noted by
Gulf News, many people consider these claims ridiculous, and scandalous since
the thesis firmly rejects ALL modern science. Others, however, have found it
extremely disturbing since the thesis was written by a Ph.D. science student,
and the professor is the ‘highest’ in academia.
Source:
Ph.D. thesis: The earth is flat