So here is my first discussion and rather than spout off about the fact that the Earth is without question flat (which those with insight know to be true) I wish to voice another, often neglected factor, a factor which is extremely important to the whole argument.
Firstly, it is without question my personal freedom to see the world as flat, even if those wish to take my freedom away by trying to manipulate me into another way of thinking. That very freedom I see as the key to this entire issue, I accept that those people who wish to see the Earth as round may do so, I just ask that they accept my personal point of view. The round earthers can throw any piece of evidence my way, any picture, painting, video tape, anything to try to convince me, they never will because I have made a choice. In my world the Earth is flat. But why....?
To my second point.
When I speak of a flat earth I am no just making reference to the physical appearance of the planet. I am raising my cup to the ancient world (in particular the Hellenic world) and joining the ranks of Homer and all those wonderful people, it never hurt them to see the world as flat. For me the flat earth is not just about the physical appearance of the earth it is about the wholesale rejection of modern scientific thought. Rather than bury my head in New Sceintist I ponder the questions that were posed by those of long ago. Questions which modern science has the habit of assuming sole ownership over, questions that were asked centurys ago but today scientists make claims to be the first. Even the atom was being spoken about before the birth of christ, all modern science did was invent the microscope to make research in this area more provable. So for me the flat earth connects me with the past, the art and religion, medicine and science, drama and poetry of the old world. The world of the flat earth....
Thirdly.
I distrust science because it makes claims that it cannot always justify and creates products which destroy nature. By stating that the world is flat I protest against any round world theory's that can be thrown at me.
In conclusion the world is what ever shape you wish to see it. Dont forget that if viewed from above (high above and far away) it does indeed look like a disc (as does our sun. That friends is enough proof for me. What we are all talking about is an optical illusion, like life really, it all depende on how you see it. I stand with the ancients, they never finished a train of though and drew a cast iron conclusion because they knew that life does not work like that. What I will say to the round earthers is, dont be so sure. Upon my earth I cannot fall off.....