Sure, you could say the same thing about most religious leaders. That doesn't necessarily mean that they don't sincerely believe what they're preaching. Flat-

Sure, you could say the same thing about most religious leaders. That doesn't necessarily mean that they don't sincerely believe what they're preaching. Flat-earth doesn't seem to me to be a particularly lucrative scam, the audience is too small. If money was really their primary motive I would think they'd find greener pastures elsewhere.