- The rapper said he doubted the proven fact that the earth is round
- He attributed this to the amount he travels
- Khalifa also said he doesn’t believe in space travel
Wiz Khalifa has voiced some flat earther beliefs during a recent appearance on a podcast.
The rapper reckons the planet is a “flat plane” even though it was proven to be round over 2,000 years ago, per Billboard.
During an appearance on an exclusive Patreon episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, Khalifa was asked if he believes the Earth is round, to which he answers with a firm “No.”
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“I just believe that we live on a flat plane, like a huge flat plane,” said Khalifa, which he claimed he believed because he has “traveled so much.”
“I think that there’s more masses than just what we see”
Guest host and academic Marc Lamont Hill then challenged him by asking if he had ever been to the edge of the Earth.
“Nah, it’s not that. I think that there’s more masses than just what we see because it was one thing before and it spread out,” he said, appearing to reference the supercontinent of Pangaea.
“Because when I travel, the routes that we take and how we do it, it’s not possible to go up and down. You’re just going straight. That’s the only reason I think that,” he said.
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Later, Khalifa expressed skepticism towards the concept of space exploration.
“I don’t believe in space exploration at all,” he said. “I don’t believe that they explore space as much as they say that they do.”
How many people have flat earther beliefs?
More than you’d think. According to a 2018 YouGov survey, 2 per cent of Americans resolutely believe that the Earth is flat. Meanwhile, at least 5 per cent of the public say they used to believe that the Earth was round but have started to question it.
As such, Khalifa’s far from alone in his beliefs, even though there’s a wealth of scientific evidence to prove him wrong.
There’s plenty of space related conspiracy theories floating around the internet too. For example, in 2019, it was estimated that 6 per cent of Americans believe the moon landings were fake. Again, there is plenty of scientific evidence to confirm that astronauts really did walk on the moon in 1969.
