Let us not forget: There are plenty of people out there for whom the Earth is, yeah, okay, round, not really because of some deeply held conviction or as a resu

Let us not forget: There are plenty of people out there for whom the Earth is, yeah, okay, round, not really because of some deeply held conviction or as a result of some deep cogitation on the subject, but simply because they have been told. And if someone one day tells them something else in a reasonably persuasive tone of voice, well, then perhaps that is the way it is. Not a few of those people, assuming they hear this story, will come away from it with a vague idea that those space and rocket guys aren't really all much that in agreement about the round-or-flat thing. [Edit: missing word]