Sure, nobody likes being lied to but the point of the hypothetical is to make you question why you would be lied to in the first place. The earth being flat wouldn’t change the possibility of the earth not being the center of the universe, evolution or divine creation. All those are possible simultaneously and individually.
youre right they can all exist simultaneously; but if I were a Satan worshipping cult who controlled main stream knowledge, I would flood that mainstream knowledge with as much BS science as possible to over complicate everything. I would also focus on topics that minimize humanity's position in the universe; which is what they seem to be doing imo.
Sure, nobody likes being lied to but the point of the hypothetical is to make you question why you would be lied to in the first place. The earth being flat wouldn’t change the possibility of the earth not being the center of the universe, evolution or divine creation. All those are possible simultaneously and individually.
youre right they can all exist simultaneously; but if I were a Satan worshipping cult who controlled main stream knowledge, I would flood that mainstream knowledge with as much BS science as possible to over complicate everything. I would also focus on topics that minimize humanity's position in the universe; which is what they seem to be doing imo.