Geno Smith, the former Giants and Jets quarterback, has thrown his helmet into the Flat Earth conspiracy theory ring.
Over the weekend, he argued that we still couldn’t be sure of the shape of the planet, joining a disturbing (yet thankfully small) group of athletes including NBA star Kyrie Irving who are sowing doubt in reality.
I been studying this whole flat earth vs globe thing… and I think I may be with Kyrie on this… b4 you judge do some HW but what do you guys think?
— Geno (@GenoSmith3) February 24, 2018
His followers were quick to point out that, yes, we know the shape of the Earth. The evidence is everywhere.
Smith was having none of it.
It’s just a blue screen
— Geno (@GenoSmith3) February 24, 2018
Think you should actually do research, I’m not saying it is just asking a question
— Geno (@GenoSmith3) February 24, 2018
That’s not enough evidence if u ask me
— Geno (@GenoSmith3) February 24, 2018
Why aren’t they visible on the photos of earth I keep seeing sent my way?
— Geno (@GenoSmith3) February 24, 2018
In this day and age with photoshop and everything else you trusting a picture… any video footage?
— Geno (@GenoSmith3) February 24, 2018
Yep, Photoshop was fooling everyone back in… 1969.
Every conversation with Smith goes like this:
The Earth is flat! Prove me wrong!
[Here’s evidence.]
LIAR!
The NFL really needs to revisit its concussion protocols.
So… what homework are we supposed to be doing when Smith calls any piece of evidence heretical? It’s that same warped logic that led him to cast doubt on the Big Bang theory and evolution.
How many of the people who undoubtedly know Earth is a globe also believe in the Big Bang theory & evolution?
— Geno (@GenoSmith3) February 24, 2018
But don’t worry. He admitted he was just joking around later. I think. Maybe.
Hey guys I’m glad we had this talk today it was fun lol I know how you all love to debate on Twitter so this was good… for the record Earth is a globe we know this. But why not listen to someone else’s beliefs or “truth”
— Geno (@GenoSmith3) February 24, 2018
(That message, of course, got virtually no attention relative to his Flat Earth tweet.)
And since we’re on the subject of a guy who believes in bullshit despite all the evidence to the contrary, here’s what he was saying yesterday.
GOD IS REAL
— Geno (@GenoSmith3) February 25, 2018
Of course he thinks that.
For the record, that claim makes as much sense as the Flat Earth one. The only difference is that more people accept the God lie.
