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Before I begin, I just want to way I don't endorse or believe in a flat earth. This topic is in no way saying "hey my doctor friend says the earth is flat. Checkmate!" it's actually saying that no matter where you go, and no matter how educated some people might be, they'll hold some ridiculous views and guess what...? Most of the time it's inconsequential. He never really talks about it outside of his friends.

I haven't lived in the same city as him since I was 18 but we have always kept in touch via email, phone, and text messages. He is still my best friend. He and I took radically career paths. He immediately went into learning biology and medicine the moment after high school. I studied something else. I won't say because I don't want to reveal too much of myself or me. A good enough sleuth would be able to find us out, and I'd hate to ruin his reputation. He's a good physician. If it were publicly known he's a Flat Earther and Trump supporter it could really strain his career.

Some facts about him but not too much.

- he is a minority. I won't say from where but it's one of the ethnicities that southern states in America don't like. The reason mention this is to show the fact he isn't a "dumb white boy"
- he went to a well known medical school. It's reputation isn't Harvard or Jon Hopkins tier, but it's a school that if I mentioned most people would immediately know, even if not for the medical school itself.
- he didn't take the traditional route to become a physician. After high school he worked as a hosptial worker and then later went to study to become a physician.
- he graduated medical school anywhere between 2006 and 2012... I think. I honestly forgot his graduation date. But I think that range sounds accurate enough.
- he practices primarily as an internist/general practitioner/family doctor.
- he is currently a teacher at his former medical school. He told me recently he's quitting and returning to actual practice.
-while his training is as an internist, he is also qualified to practice in a field of medicine that I won't say because it seems to be quite uncommon. In fact prior for him telling me about that field of medicine, I didn't know it existed.
- he has saved a lot of lives. One notable time was when someone had a heart attack in a public place and he performed emergency aid to them.
- I'm not entirely sure what state he's actually licensed to practice, but I do know he's practiced medicine in at least two states. One of them being California where he currently practices.
- if you knew his name you could easily look him up. He wasn't blowing smoke up my ass and trying to look cool. He has done all that I mentioned.
- he lives in a really nice house in an expensive area. I guess physicians make the big bucks.
- he was and may still be a Trump Supporter. While I talk to him semi regularly we generally don't talk politics. I do know he was a big supporter of Trump in the 2020 election. It confounded me because of his ethnic background.

And yet, despite his education and qualifications, he has literally told me before that Outer Space doesn't exist. That the Earth is flat. That there's a one world conspiracy theory or whatever that's called.

I don't subscribe to any of that and neither do I support Trump. But he is my best friend and I know he's done good things. Better things than most I've ever met. Him believing in a flat Earth is so inconsequential to the bigger picture. He's just one man who never talks about it outside his circle of close friends. And he isn't dumb. Sure he holds some dumb views but we ALL are guilty of that. He is very intelligent and competent in his line of work.
Chances are you work with a Flat Earther. Maybe you were treated by one who was also a physician. Maybe you crossed a bridge which was designed by an engineer that was a flat Earther. Who cares? It's seriously not that big of a deal.

I say that because most people I see online have said to others "cut ties with him/her. They're a dumb ass". No. I will not cut ties with him because he holds a dumb belief but chances are he's smarter than you (you being the people who say that).

Flat Earthers come in all shapes and sizes. I hope one day the flat Earth theory ceases to exist. But until then, they're out there and doing incredible things just like the rest of us.