The Earth is round rather than flat

For this debate round today, I assert that, Contrary to popular scientific belief, The Earth is flat. ~~CONTENT~~ -1 : The Flat Earth -2 : Gravity -3 : Lack of Evidence 1: The Flat Earth In contemporary science, It is a commonly-held belief that the Earth is round, Carved into a sphere by gravity. This is, Upon further examination of the facts, Not the case. The Earth is shaped like a flat disc, With the North Pole in the center and Antarctica taking the shape of a large wall of ice around the edge. Circumnavigation is possible by simply sailing in a circle around the earth. Because of this large ice wall "Antarctica, " water is incapable of spilling over the edge. What is beyond this ice wall is a mystery as of right now, As nobody knows how thick the ice wall is. It"s perfectly possible that Antarctica exists as an infinite plane around Earth. In this system, Day and night are perfectly plausible. The sun moves in an elliptical ring around the disc-shaped earth, Providing a "spotlight" effect. When the sun shines above you, It"s day, And when it doesn"t shine above you, It"s night. The moon moves in a similar fashion. The seasons occur when the sun is further or closer from the North Pole. When the sun is further away from the North Pole, It's winter in the northern hemiplane and summer in the south. 2: Gravity The force of gravity complicates matters- after all, Gravity pulls objects into their spherical shape. What I propose - and many other members of the FES agree- is that gravity doesn"t exist in the way that scientists envisioned. Rather, The Earth simply moves upwards at a rate of 9. 8 meters per second squared. Much like how a roller coaster (sorry, Vacations) pulls you backwards into your seat, The Earth"s upward movement will perenially push people downwards onto Earth. The object pushing the Earth is believed to be some sort of dark matter, But scientific studies have yet to be conducted in that field, Considering how hard it is to obtain a grant for investigating something commonly considered "law" in the scientific community. 3: Lack of Evidence One glaring question is formed from all this- haven"t their already been people in space and photographs taken of the Earth? To that, There"s a very simple response- no. In the 1950s and 1960s, The United States and USSR were hopelessly entangled in a space race and repeatedly attempted to usurp one another- to the point in which they faked their own achievements. After the Space Race was completed, The motivation turned to greed. With the millions invested in NASA and the minimal amounts needed to fake "progress, " space programs are easy opportunities for greedy individuals to take the remaining funding for themselves, In a feat almost out of "The Producers. " Photographic evidence of the Earth are far too unreliable of a source when it comes to this discussion. Photographs taken from cameras are unreliable due to barrel distortion (a defect where straight lines appear curved) and other modern quirks make them too suspicious for analysis. And satellite photos, As stated above, Are being processed by space agencies in order to keep them funded. In conclusion, I reject the premise that the Earth is round and instead propose that it"s most certainly flat. So many historical scientists have consistently proven time and time again the Earth is flat, And the reasoning that my opponent provides certainly doesn"t outweigh the evidence listed here. Thank you for your time.