[King Prout]

just a side note: it would be rather difficult to "return" to the belief that the Earth is flat, as that notion was developed in the 1800's IIRC by a Frenchman and Nathaniel Hawthorn as an Enlightenment slam against religious perversion/retardation of knowledge. No evidence exists that any educated person since (at least) the Classical Period believed the world was flat.

[moog]

No evidence exists that any educated person since (at least) the Classical Period believed the world was flat.

You mean it's not????????????????????????? OH CRAP!!!!:).

[TAdams8591]

"just a side note: it would be rather difficult to "return" to the belief that the Earth is flat, as"

Really????? I think people would be EASILY convinced. /sarcasm

You seemingly failed to get my point.