It doesn't make sense. But then, none of the globe model "proofs" make sense. Upside down people and entire oceans magically sticking to a globe? Demonic indoctrination is certainly the culprit. You can't even reason with people anymore.
Yes, it seems to be a kind of spell casting. It doesn't at all mean that people are dumb but just that they had a spell cast upon them from early infancy and reinforced over and over and over their entire life!
Every school classroom has a globe. The beginning of every movie shows the globe. TV news intros show the globe. Alt Right news show intros show the globe. Shows for really smart people like NOVA show the globe. Really smart people at NASA believe in the globe.
Often when you question the globe model they will go into lengthy explanations with crazy complex math equations and scientific explanations that go over the average man's head.
More spell casting. Instead of admitting you don't understand, or that what they are saying doesn't really make sense, it's tempting to acquiesce to what appears to be their superior and "expert" knowledge.
Plus there is the fear of ridicule for being a "crazy flat-earther". I will be labelled. What will people say? What will people think? They will think I'm dumb. Everyone will make fun of me! They will laugh at me like the kids in grade school did that time...
They make people attach their whole identity to a scientific theory. Nobody has to "identify" as anything. We are all just people questioning, researching and theorizing with wonderment about what we are seeing with our own two eyes.
With "identity" it becomes a "winners and losers" competition. Name calling ensues such as "globetard" and "flattard". :P
Well, our pride doesn't want to admit we might be wrong or we have been fooled and deceived about something so that gets into the mix.
This happens with those who lean towards the flat earth model as well when new information challenges their theory.
There is no shame in having a wrong conclusion that new evidence brings to light! At the pearly gates there will be a quiz and it won't be, "What is the true shape of the earth?"
No, it's an opportunity to exercise the virtue of humility and admit we were wrong about something or hadn't considered something and will need to explore that more...
One detail that needs to be worked out doesn't necessarily mean the entire model is bad, however.
We should welcome new information and challenges as it comes in and sift, sift, sift the evidence. This way it's a fun riddle or puzzle.
Smart people research and ask questions! Dumb people believe what they are told without question---just sit on your couch and listen to the experts and drool...
Then there is the problem of "so many people being in on it". We have seen how that actually can and does happen on a world wide scale with the covid narrative and the theory of evolution and other world wide hoaxes. The few "experts" fool the masses. Yes, even on a world-wide scale!
Plus admitting one was duped and the cognitive dissonance that ensues is painful and causes anger and other discomforts while processing new information, so denial can be a panacea for that pain.
Then there is the demand for a "complete model for flat earth" with no room for any error whatsoever or unresolved questions and theories.
We were led to believe that just about everything there is to know about the earth and the solar system is discovered and proven as scientific fact and that is very comforting in a way.
"We are home, we know all there is to know about our home, and we are
ALL in agreement on that."
Blatant errors, scientific fallacies and very simple unresolved questions about the ball model are ignored or dismissed due to this over confidence that it's all been worked out by TOP scientists.
Often these blatant errors are painfully obvious and pretty funny actually. It's very difficult to come to terms with the fact that we were fooled to this extent as it's a blow to the ego. :/
Painfully obvious and funny case in point---upside down people:


Hey, we all have fallen for this stuff to a certain degree, so there is plenty of good company! :)