Reflexiones de un biólogo y un matemático acerca de la idea de la Tierra plana
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Pablo del Monte-Luna
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9526-0846
Miguel Nakamura
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4254-9355
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9526-0846
Miguel Nakamura
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4254-9355
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Se examina críticamente la idea de la Tierra plana y se discute por qué se cree en ella, así como la pertinencia de debatirla. En una Tierra plana, las explicaciones del día-noche y de las estaciones del año no son falsables ni compatibles entre sí; además, dado que carecen de poder explicativo y predictivo, la Tierra plana no es un modelo científico válido. Se sugiere que una combinación entre inconsciencia, de su desconocimiento, mentalidad conspirativa y necesidad de pertenencia influyen en una persona hasta hacerla creer que la Tierra es plana. Para maximizar el efecto del debate a favor del pensamiento basado en evidencia, se recomienda exhibir públicamente las fallas argumentativas de los negacionistas de la ciencia mediante refutación técnica.
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DEL MONTE-LUNA, Pablo; NAKAMURA, Miguel.
Reflexiones de un biólogo y un matemático acerca de la idea de la Tierra plana.
CIENCIA ergo-sum, [S.l.], v. 31, jul. 2024.
ISSN 2395-8782.
Disponible en: <https://cienciaergosum.uaemex.mx/article/view/20670>. Fecha de acceso: 09 sep. 2026
doi: https://doi.org/10.30878/ces.v31n0a38.
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