The Flat Earth Society has become a byword for sticking your head in the sand, whatever the scientific facts.
现在，这个“平坦地球协会”俨然是无视科学、固步自封的代名词了。
The Flat Earth Society was originally formed as the Universal Zetetic Society in 1884, after the Greek word zeteo, "to seek".
平坦地球协会的前身是1884年成立的世界探究协会（Universal ZeteticSociety），zetetic源自希腊语zeteo，意为“探寻”。
Critics of the Flat Earth Society say that its members simply deny any evidence that conflicts with their world view without offering real alternative hypotheses.
地平协会的批评家说，该协会的成员只是简单地否认任何与其世界观相悖的证据，却不提供任何其他假说来解释这些证据。
It was the late 1990s and I started doing research into what the Flat Earth Society was. I had heard of it and, when I did some more research, I eventually ended up believing its ideas were true.
珊顿回忆：“那时候是90年代末，因为我在之前听说过有这么个平坦地球协会，就着手研究他们究竟是怎么回事，我最终认定他们的观点是正确的。”
He and the members of his society continued to support the idea that the Earth is flat and that those who disagree are part of a conspiracy to keep the truth about the Earth hidden.
他和该协会的其他成员继续支持地平说，还说不同意他们观点的人参与了阴谋来隐藏关于地球的这一实情。
The International Flat Earth Society was formally founded in 1956.
国际平坦地球协会于1956年正式成立。
The International Flat Earth Society was formally founded in 1956.
国际平坦地球协会于1956年正式成立。
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