A: Cool, thanks. You agree based on this map the minimum distance between South Africa and Australia is more than double the distance between South Africa and Britain?
B: Okay, so you believe that nobody is capable of walking in (or presumably seeing) straight lines? That's interesting. So if I stuck a hundred meter long rulers end to end, would it seem curved to you? How many do I need to stack before it starts to curve? Does this only happen to you when you walk West or East? Or does it happen when you try to walk North?
C: To the contrary, it seems impossible not to walk north or south in a flat earth model unless, as you claim, people are incapable of the simple act of walking in a straight line. Any straight line with a starting direction perpendicular to the pole would inevitably result in someone travelling South-East or South-West. The only possible straight line would be travelling directly north or south.
D: I haven't asked a gotcha question. So far I've asked if you were capable of walking in a straight line and proposed an experiment you could easily take to prove or disprove your worldview.
E: I don't watch television. Have you ever considered that maybe part of the negativity you encounter is a result of you being needlessly aggressive?
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