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If people were only discussing science, I doubt that I would have ever posted on this topic.  Science normally isn't something that is very important to me.

Unfortunately, most of the flat earth proponents posting here seem to make false claims about the Catholic faith.  They say that flat earth is a Catholic position.  They treat their personal interpretations of Scripture as if they were as inerrant as Scripture itself.  They use non-canonical sources (like Enoch) as if they were authoritative.  They treat the personal opinions of Church Fathers as if these were somehow binding Church teaching.  They ignore/twist magisterial teaching on how we should understand Scripture pertaining to questions of cosmology.

These are serious errors because they misrepresent Catholicism.  The Catholic Church is the guardian of truth in the world so it is of the highest importance to only speak the truth regrading Church teaching.  Being right or wrong about the shape of the earth has little significance, but making untrue claims about Catholicism endangers souls.

I greatly enjoyed my Lenten break from flat earth debates.  It is frustrating to interact with people who stubbornly cling to falsehoods no matter what one says.  I have been seriously considering dropping out of these discussions.  But I am not sure that I can do so with a clear conscience.  Do I fail in my duty to the Catholic faith if I leave their constant false claims about the Church unopposed?

The horizon always appears perfectly flat 360 degrees around the observer regardless of altitude. All amateur balloon, rocket, plane and drone footage show a completely flat horizon over 20+ miles high. Only NASA and other government "space agencies" show curvature in their fake CGI photos/videos.

The horizon always rises to the eye level of the observer as altitude is gained, so you never have to look down to see it. If Earth were in fact a globe, no matter how large, as you ascended the horizon would stay fixed and the observer / camera would have to tilt looking down further and further to see it.

The natural physics of water is to find and maintain its level. If Earth were a giant sphere tilted, wobbling and hurdling through infinite space then truly flat, consistently level surfaces would not exist here. But since Earth is in fact an extended flat plane, this fundamental physical property of fluids finding and remaining level is consistent with experience and common sense.

It seems to me that Catholics who treat flat earth as a matter of faith want to see themselves as better Catholics than the usual ones who believe the earth is spherical.

Most Catholics who believe in a spherical earth seem to me to be simply accepting the norm for Catholics for the past thousand plus years.  Such Catholics aren't interested in drawing attention to themselves or trying to be special or better than others.  They are just going along with a well-established Catholic tradition.

The above comment doesn't have anything to do with what I was trying to say. It would be nice if you could make an effort to understand what is being written, before you comment on it.