"But then, studying the opposition to the observation that the earth was round would show the same pattern, the flat earthers resorted to the courtrooms instead of science and delayed though did not stop the scientific advancement of the day."
What people used the courtrooms to argue a flat Earth? In the past 2,000 years I mean.
Man, they don't teach much of nothing in schools any more do they? Go back to the flat earth controversy, it was a big turning point in scientific history. You can't miss it. A study of that is quite enlighting in the present context of ID vs Evolution.