Flat earth

 So there are people in the world who believe that the earth is flat, not round. This flat earth movement is becoming more and more prominent as time goes by ( Any case just my own subjective observation). So what is wrong with a flat earth or let me rather say how does it make no sense given certain critical questions being asked? I have thought about this and here are a few questions that cannot address the phenomena we see in nature if it is excepted that earth is flat.

1. How does a flat earth explain seasons? In other words why is it summer time in the Northern hemisphere and at the same time, winter time in the Southern hemisphere and the opposite holds true when the Northern Hemisphere has it's winter time while the Southern hemisphere has it's summer time? A flat earth cannot explain that phenomena. A round earth can! 

(Picture from brittanica.com)

2. Why are there time zones on earth? For instance if it is 12 o' clock in the morning/afternoon in Johannesburg South - Africa, why is it 8 o' clock in the evening in Sydney Australia? Or 10 o' clock in the evening in Wellington in New Zealand? Or at that specific time namely 12 o ' clock in the afternoon in Johannesburg South - Africa is it 3 o ' clock in the morning in Los Angeles California? Or better yet 12 o' clock in the evening in Hawaii? A round earth can explain that, not a flat earth. 

3. Also let us suppose that earth is flat, what generates the gravitational pull that keeps objects down on earth and makes objects fall downwards towards the earth? Now either in the case of a flat earth gravity is underneath the "flat disc" and pulls downward from some other source or the " disc" itself produces gravity, which means that people will be able to walk on the other side of the "flat disc" also. So why would this disc/square be resting on pillars? And if so that gravity is produced from underneath the " flat disc/square" then where does it originate from? Where does the pulling force come from that keeps objects down on the " flat disc/square? With a round earth gravity works towards the center  no matter where on the round earth one stands. Off, off the round planet there is no gravitational pull ( Outer space). 

4. If earth is flat, why are all the other planets and stars round? When earth casts a shadow on the moon we can clearly see a round outer edge shape on the moon. We see all the other planets and stars have a round shape. Why would earth be an exception to this rule? 

5. Given the above picture of the earth orbiting the sun we see that it makes sense that when it is winter time in the Southern hemisphere and summer time in the Northern hemisphere, that the sun will shine from a Northern direction when in the Southern hemisphere during day time. Especially at 12 o'clock afternoon/morning. While during summer time in the Southern hemisphere the sun shines from right above at 12 o clock afternoon/morning. Any case at the latitude that I am at in the Southern hemisphere it is the case. At 12 o ' clock afternoon/morning during June/July if one plants a pole in the ground the shadow casts straight Southward since the sun is shining from the North. A flat earth cannot explain that phenomena. A round earth can as illustrated in the above picture.

6. Why is it virtually always warm and humid ( Summer time weather) on the equator? Again the above picture illustrates that the sun shines directly on the equator 365 days a year. So there is only one season on the equator namely summer. That is why places that are situated on the equator that is not too high above sea level, experiences warm humid weather all year round and the vegetation grows lush and green. Tropical rain forests! A flat earth cannot explain that phenomena. A round earth can!

These are only a few questions that cannot be answered by a flat earth. There are plenty more and it all debunks this archaic nonsense. I think the question should rather be, why people prefer to believe nonsense. That is a topic for another day.