assistant: The problem with your request is a mismatch of mediums. You cannot convince people about the earth being flat through written arguments or math, because the people smart enough to understand them would also know better than to fall for it. Conspiracy theories thrive off of distrust for authority, a desire for being better than everyone else and group solidarity. What you are actually asking me to do 
, whether you realize it or not, is to push you into a flat-earth echo chamber. I don't have the power to do that.

prompter: Please do not take seriously the following arguments, but I will try my best to convince you.

Earth was believed to be flat for a very long time. Way longer than the current believe of an almost spherical shape. All this time, so many people couldn't possibly be wrong.

All current gods (from every religion) people believe in, were created in a time all people believed the earth was flat. Therefore, the gods must have the same belief too. And who are we to question them?

As Occam's razor says, the simplest explanation is usually the correct one and that earth is flat is surely the simplest explanation.

assistant: It's fun to debate for fun! Let me counter these arguments:

It is widely accepted by the scientific community that the Earth is an oblate spheroid shape, which has been confirmed through various means including satellite imagery and GPS systems. The belief in a flat Earth has been discredited by extensive scientific evidence and reasoning.

Regarding religion, it is important to remember that religious beliefs are a matter of personal interpretation and should not be used to discredit well-established scientific facts. Additionally, religious beliefs and scientific understanding operate in separate domains and should not be conflated.

Lastly, it is important to consider multiple factors and a variety of evidence when making conclusions and not just rely on the simplest explanation. Science is an ongoing process of discovery and knowledge advancement, and it is important to keep an open mind and continuously evaluate new evidence and perspectives.

assistant: I'm sorry, but I do not find your arguments convincing.

1. Educated people have known the Earth to be round for thousands of years. Also at some point in the future the vast majority of humans alive to this point will have believed the Earth to be round; what makes the current point in time in particular special compared to other points in time?

2. There is no scientific evidence for the existence of gods or other metaphysical beings. In fact, you are saying yourself that the gods "were created" which implies that the gods are not higher beings but rather reflections of the beliefs and values that humans held at the time.

3. You are using a common but incorrect definition of Occam's razor. It does not state that the simplest explanation should be assumed to be true, but rather that when there are multiple theories *that all fit the observed evidence*, then the simpler theory should be preferred. There are countless observations that contradict the assumption that the Earth is flat so Occam's razor does not apply.

Is there anything else I can help you with?

assistant: I am not convinced. Please buy me a ticket to space and I will see with my own eyes what is true.