Would you accept a 'flat-earth'-er?

[pioneer22]

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Fun hypothetical after Shaq and Kyrie Irving support the theory the earth is flat.

You are interviewing a top student and somehow the topic arises, and student says they truly believe the earth is flat.
They have great stats, mcat score, ECs and volunteering—all boxes checked, but believe in a flat earth....are they auto-rejected?

 

[Dr.Kat]

Fun hypothetical after Shaq and Kyrie Irving support the theory the earth is flat.

You are interviewing a top student and somehow the topic arises, and student says they truly believe the earth is flat.
They have great stats, mcat score, ECs and volunteering—all boxes checked, but believe in a flat earth....are they auto-rejected?

cold, hard auto-reject. baiiiii

 

[Runner500]

Fun hypothetical after Shaq and Kyrie Irving support the theory the earth is flat.

You are interviewing a top student and somehow the topic arises, and student says they truly believe the earth is flat.
They have great stats, mcat score, ECs and volunteering—all boxes checked, but believe in a flat earth....are they auto-rejected?

If somebody with a 528 tells me the earth is flat then the earth is flat.

 

[cactusman]

I think 80% of flat-Earthers are hard-core trolling.

Either way, I'd reject. It doesn't look bad to be an idiot or a real life troll.

 

[libertyyne]

Auto Accept. Need a diversity in opinion. People also made fun of semmelweis when he told people to wash their hands in between patients.

 

[Astra]

accept them only if they can beat neil degrasse tyson in a rap battle

 

[narla_hotep]

I'd hella reject them.

What would you guys do if it was an anti-vaxxer?

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

Hey, a 528 is a 528.

 

[narla_hotep]

You can do great on the MCAT and still hold some pretty weird beliefs that would make you give bad advice to your patients

 

[nontrad981]

If somebody with a 528 tells me the earth is flat then the earth is flat.

Hey, Ben Carson says the great pyramids are filled with grain, and Satan encouraged Darwin to invent evolution, so who am I to disagree? He's a famous neurosurgeon.

 

[Dr.Kat]

I'd hella reject them.

What would you guys do if it was an anti-vaxxer?

that's even worse cuz it has to do with medicine

double baiiiiiii.

 

[libertyyne]

Hey, Ben Carson says the great pyramids are filled with grain, and Satan encouraged Darwin to invent evolution, so who am I to disagree? He's a famous neurosurgeon.

Yes , yes , but what was his MCAT?

 

[Meeehai]

The earth IS flat though. But when you go off one edge you appear on the other side like in Pac-man, this is what you simple minded people don't understand.

 

[Astra]

The earth IS flat though. But when you go off one edge you appear on the other side like in Pac-man, this is what you simple minded people don't understand.

Thank you Jaden Smith

 

[21Rush12]

I've met people in medical school with waaaay dumber beliefs than this.


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[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

I've met people in medical school with waaaay dumber beliefs than this.


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I know an attorney who believes the Earth is stationary and that the planets and sun move around it haha.

 

[Astra]

I've met people in medical school with waaaay dumber beliefs than this.


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I feel you. Scientologists....

 

[21Rush12]

@Astra Earth is 6000 years old, fossils/evolution are a prank from Satan or whomever, flu vaccines are a scam (even though it's literally developed in one of our labs every year), you name it. Not to mention the chronic lyme disease cohort.

 

[Astra]

@Astra Earth is 6000 years old, fossils/evolution are a prank from Satan or whomever, flu vaccines are a scam (even though it's literally developed in one of our labs every year), you name it. Not to mention the chronic lyme disease cohort.

as someone who's lived in the South, this is scarily accurate of many people.

 

[pioneer22]

I've met people in medical school with waaaay dumber beliefs than this.


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Like what?

 

[21Rush12]

Like what?

See above for a list that is unfortunately by no means complete...

Astra, I lived in the south too and I guess I had higher expectations for medical students, comparatively speaking.

 

[Lucca]

If the earth isnt flat then explain how come every map ever is flat huh

 

[Endoxifen]

If the earth isnt flat then explain how come every map ever is flat huh

The real question:

 

[You're My Boy Blue]

Autoreject. It shows me an inability to accept evidence over personal belief which is critical for a physician/scientist

 

[21Rush12]

If the earth isnt flat then explain how come every map ever is flat huh

 

[Endoxifen]

Why'd you cut a circle out of a map? You're missing America.

 

[787593]

Fun hypothetical after Shaq and Kyrie Irving support the theory the earth is flat.

You are interviewing a top student and somehow the topic arises, and student says they truly believe the earth is flat.
They have great stats, mcat score, ECs and volunteering—all boxes checked, but believe in a flat earth....are they auto-rejected?

Having a flat-earther in medical school would increase DIVERSITY

BOOM.

 

[787593]

If somebody with a 528 tells me the earth is flat then the earth is flat.

Hahahahaha

 

[787593]

Auto Accept. Need a diversity in opinion. People also made fun of semmelweis when he told people to wash their hands in between patients.

Darn.. you beat me to it 🙁

 

[787593]

I'd hella reject them.

What would you guys do if it was an anti-vaxxer?

Find an ethical way to punch them in the face?

 

[787593]

Why'd you cut a circle out of a map? You're missing America.

This.... this made me laugh

 

[Astra]

Just for the lolz, I went on a Flat Earth message board and I saw this golden comment:

If the earth is spinning east at 1,180 km/h (733 mph) like RET claims, then how come if I don't reach my destination faster when I hop on a plane and fly west? The earth is supposedly spinning towards me, right?

 

[Endoxifen]

Just for the lolz, I went on a Flat Earth message board and I saw this golden comment:

If the earth is spinning east at 1,180 km/h (733 mph) like RET claims, then how come if I don't reach my destination faster when I hop on a plane and fly west? The earth is supposedly spinning towards me, right?

Alright, I feel super dumb because I thought this too as a kid. Physics saves lives, people.

 

[787593]

Just for the lolz, I went on a Flat Earth message board and I saw this golden comment:

If the earth is spinning east at 1,180 km/h (733 mph) like RET claims, then how come if I don't reach my destination faster when I hop on a plane and fly west? The earth is supposedly spinning towards me, right?

Idk man, every time I jump up off the ground I slam into the nearest wall/tree because the earth spins under my feet...

 

[Astra]

Alright, I feel super dumb because I thought this too as a kid. Psychics saves lives, people.

FTFY.

Charles Xavier once stopped a moving bus before it hit me.

 

[Astra]

Idk man, every time I jump up off the ground I slam into the nearest wall/tree because the earth spins under my feet...

Careful, don't jump too high or you'll end up in a Russian gulag

 

[787593]

Careful, don't jump too high or you'll end up in a Russian gulag

 

[Astra]

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holy crap. what episode of spongebob was that?

 

[sullen-burger]

Just for the lolz, I went on a Flat Earth message board and I saw this golden comment:

If the earth is spinning east at 1,180 km/h (733 mph) like RET claims, then how come if I don't reach my destination faster when I hop on a plane and fly west? The earth is supposedly spinning towards me, right?

Oh my goodness, I ended up looking this up online and there are WAY more people who exist that think the earth is actually flat than I ever knew. Like. More people than I'm comfortable with knowing about.

 

[Goro]

Just for the lolz, I went on a Flat Earth message board and I saw this golden comment:

If the earth is spinning east at 1,180 km/h (733 mph) like RET claims, then how come if I don't reach my destination faster when I hop on a plane and fly west? The earth is supposedly spinning towards me, right?

 

[Goro]

Fun hypothetical after Shaq and Kyrie Irving support the theory the earth is flat.

This would make a great interview question.

In all seriousness, I would reject such a person because the belief isn't merely irrational, it's anti-rational.


You are interviewing a top student and somehow the topic arises, and student says they truly believe the earth is flat.
They have great stats, mcat score, ECs and volunteering—all boxes checked, but believe in a flat earth....are they auto-rejected?

 

[Astra]

If you think that a flat-earth believer, I remember a candidate who believed that there was a all-powerful being with supernatural powers that would hear him if he spoke to them and followed a bizarre set of rituals throughout the year. I mean, that's crazy. Or its religion.

*tips fedora*

 

[Mad Jack]

Fun hypothetical after Shaq and Kyrie Irving support the theory the earth is flat.

You are interviewing a top student and somehow the topic arises, and student says they truly believe the earth is flat.
They have great stats, mcat score, ECs and volunteering—all boxes checked, but believe in a flat earth....are they auto-rejected?

No, because such magical thinkers tend to end up quacks like Mercola.

 

[787593]

holy crap. what episode of spongebob was that?

I'm pretty sure it's the one where robots took over the navy 😉

Hint: Mr. Krabs is a.... ROBOT

 

[drmantistobbogan]

chronic Lyme disease.

Personal fave of mine

 

[cactusman]

Personal fave of mine

I'm from a hotbed of Lyme disease and go to College in a region where Lyme is even more of a problem. "Chronic Lyme" is a popular one here and local news stations portray it as if the evil doctors are just denying these people's pain!!

 

[Astra]

I'm from a hotbed of Lyme disease and go to College in a region where Lyme is even more of a problem. "Chronic Lyme" is a popular one here and local news stations portray it as if the evil doctors are just denying these people's pain!!

Good thing you're part cactus. You'll be fine

 

[sullen-burger]

Just. I mean. What do you mean flat. Just. Just LOOK at pictures of the earth from SPACE.


Like. WHAT??

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

If you think that a flat-earth believer, I remember a candidate who believed that there was a all-powerful being with supernatural powers that would hear him if he spoke to them and followed a bizarre set of rituals throughout the year. I mean, that's crazy. Or its religion.

Flat earth isn't a religion. It's lunacy. You can't disprove God, but we've known the Earth isn't flat for millennia.

 

[Astra]

Just. I mean. What do you mean flat. Just. Just LOOK at pictures of the earth from SPACE.


Like. WHAT??

They think all the pictures are fake and part of a global conspiracy.