[patriot_wes]

"While many scientists express doubts off the record, the fact remains that no one has published a knock-out argument against Dr Mills’ basic theory (though some claim it is so silly it is not worth a rebuttal)."

Recalling the same was said for the theory that the earth wasn't flat!

[Strategerist]

Recalling the same was said for the theory that the earth wasn't flat!

The idea that the earth was flat was, as far as I can tell, never an actual scientific theory.

Basically all educated classes were well aware the earth was round for thousands of years (this includes basically everyone in Europe that wasn't some irrelevant peasant in 1492, mythology notwithstanding.

[RightWhale]

the same was said for the theory that the earth wasn't flat

When was that?