Why I Don't Believe The Earth is Round

I don't believe the Earth is round.

Why? Well, here's what I know:

I know I was told that the Earth was round by multiple teachers throughout my attendance of public schools, starting with elementary science teachers and continuing with every science teacher afterwards until the time I left.

I know that the Science channel has claimed that it was and generally backs it up with computer generated animations.

Jesus Say, Monkey Do

Religion causes behavior. You have the religion, it tells you to to do things, and so you go out and do them. Jesus say, monkey do, or, that's the theory at least.

I don't buy it, simply because there's a difference between a cult leader demanding such sacrifice and sitting alone in a candle-lit basement believing that a stack of thin, leather bound sheafs of paper is demanding it. In one case, there's an actual cult leader, and in the second, well, that guy is batshit crazy and it wouldn't matter the focus of his insanity was a bible, 'religion', or a plastic bear filled with honey.