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by joshuamorton 3111 days ago
It would, unfortunately that doesn't work. If it did, no one would believe that the Earth is flat.
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sn9 3111 days ago
That's a completely insane counterargument.

Care to bet what the historical trend has been for the percentage of the population that claim the earth is flat? If evidence didn't work it would be flat or random.

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joshuamorton 3110 days ago
Over what timescale?
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sn9 3108 days ago
Centuries, since the Enlightenment.
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