Probably been mentioned in this thread, but what is the reason for the powers that be to trick us into thinking the earth is a sphere and not flat? How does it benefit them or anyone if we don't know the earth is flat? Is it just one large practical joke?
It would be cool if most of the "established" things/knowledge would be a joke and the mental "tin foilage" canvas the truth as it would reflect life's bias towards humorous tragedy.
Though, to me it seems that some of the established models are as bullet proof as our capacity to grasp reality - it's a kind of sand box game where even if you're right you're still pretty limited.
Even if inter dimensional beings exist and they would, in honesty, spread some knowledge it would still be debatable if their senses, instruments and belief systems are capable of reporting truth.
