The Earth is Flat

            It is often difficult for people to accept something that goes against what they are taught there entire lives. It seems that humans are naturally inclined to prefer what they already know rather than acknowledge something new that radically changes the world (in this case, literally). Hundreds of years ago, when people “discovered” the earth was round, people who always thought the earth was flat were asked to abandon there beliefs and adopt the new, now incorrect, notion that the earth was in fact round. It seems the tables have now turned, and once again, the earth is believed to be flat. The evidence that supports this is simply unshakable. The most damning piece lies in logic from long ago, that ships could fall off of the world if it was flat. The people thought there was absolutely no way this could happen, wouldn’t every ship eventually go missing then? What they never thought about was the many ships that DID go missing. Mysteriously enough, almost all of the ships that go mission are destined for far away places, where they eventually met the edge of the world. One of the most famous spot for ship disappearances, the Bermuda Triangle, is now thought to be one of the edges of the world. Another key piece of evidence is that we would be able to walk on the face of the earth if it was round. People would constantly stumble and fall over trying to walk on a perfectly round surface. Even with gravity, people are still unable to walk on an exercise ball, for example. There is a list as long as the earth’s flat sides that this is in fact the correct theory, but these to reasons alone should suffice for most people, at least those with common sense.