Does Discworld have nutters who insist the world is spherical?
this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2026
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Yes, the Omnians. They're a scathing critique of dogmatic hierarchical religions in general and Christianity in particular. The zenith of their folly is depicted in Small Gods, where it's revealed that not a single one among them except for one lowly initiate actually believes in their god anymore, having replaced him instead with blind obedience to their rituals and the bureaucracy of the church itself. The Discworld being what it is, their god is very much real but has been diminished to inhabiting the body of an ordinary tortise and is unable to communicate with anyone except his sole remaining believer.
One of their ironclad declarations is that the Disc is spherical, a notion over which they are quite willing to torture people to death for questioning. Of course as we all know, the truth is the opposite.
And yet, the turtle moves.
TIL that some people (similar to flat-earthers, I suppose) think that the moon is bowl-shaped
took me a second to realize it wasn't a weird old-timey sea plane
If Great A'Tuin was real I believe by now it would have been annoyed enough to throw us all off
What is the turtle resting on?
You’re not tricking me… it’s invisible turtles all the way down
More turtles
More importantly, is it male or female?
It’s swimming in space ocean.
That's an excellent idea for sci-fantasy novel
Or a Zelda game.
FWIW though, that would only make sense if the moon was on the horizon. If the moon is directly overhead or close enough, it'd still get mostly shaded.
If it was at like a 45° angle, though, the shadow would look pretty oblong if the earth was truly flat.
The turtle moves!
Screw this, I'm going to live on the turtle.
I KNEW THERE WAS A SPACE TURTLE
See the TURTLE of Enormous Girth
On his shell he holds the Earth.
His thought is slow, but always kind.
He holds us all within his mind.
On his back all vows are made;
He sees the truth but mayn't aid.
He loves the land and loves the sea,
And even loves a child like me.
Ha. There’s no such thing as.