[Doctor Stochastic]

It seems to me that in the 3rd century the fact that the earth could not be shown to be round, ...

Aristotle had three proofs that the Earth was round and Erastothene sometime later actually measured the size; the Earth's shape was known before this even. Perhaps 600 years later, people had forgotten this. (Or maybe you left of the BC.)

[Texasforever]

I actually do believe that evolution is fact BUT I do have a problem with those that are not open to the possibility that it we do not yet know the catalyst that began the process.