No - there was never in all recorded history a time when people thought the earth was flat. Hell the ancient Greek philosopher Erastosthenes calculated the circumference of the globe - and got an answer that was extremely close to the official answer today ! 

> and it was indeed inquisitive 'scientists'
I spoke against intuitive not inquisitive. And scientists only got further on those points AFTER philosophers invented the scientific method. Science could not exist before it's method was invented.

>didn't study Philosophy at University 
Yes that is pretty obvious. So stop spreading opinions about a subject you clearly know nothing about.

>Did you AJ?
Yes, I did, as part of a tripple-major in English Lit, Philosphy and Computer Science. Philosophy made me a far better programmer than compsci ever did.

> but certainly this does not mean I am not logical nor that those who 'studied' Philosophy a
Actually that's exactly what it means. Do you know the 6 laws of logic ? One of them ?