A great collection of questions!
Personally, I have no stance or "belief" on this. As with anything else that I cannot personally test, and which really has no effect on how I live my life, I just remain open to all possibilities.
What I will say is that it has the same patterns of division as people waking up to the violence of the state, GMOs, etc. Those who hold the newer belief far too often refer to those that don't as sheep, and look down on them for being sheep, while those who hold the old belief are always extremely combative and defensive, generally unwilling to do any research. This is probably the most interesting part to observe, as it shows that both sides are playing very cookie-cutter roles in these cognitive dissonance situations.
Moral of the story: Are you going to live your life every day any differently on a sphere or a disc?
Beautiful words my friend. Thank you. And as you say, it matters not what the truth is, only how I live my life day to day. Though I will say that having the belief that we are in fact the centre of the Universe, a kind of 'experiment of the gods' might have some impact on the way we live our lives.
That definitely makes sense. I guess my view on things is that every world, every organism, every level of this fractal universe is just as important, unique, and beautiful as the rest. Whether we're on a globe or a sphere, whether Earth is the physical center of the universe, or a ball spinning around another ball, spinning around the gravity well at the center of a galaxy, spinning around... and so on and so on. This world is a microcosm of the biggest picture, and the smallest picture, and we are blessed with the experience of it, the self-awareness to question our part in it, and the power to change ourselves, thereby in some small way changing all of it. Hot damn life is amazing! Thanks for the article, I'm always great-full for reading that is both enjoyable, and brings forth new thoughts, words, and appreciation from me :-)
You sound like a well balanced individual and I am most grateful for your interaction here. Thank you :)