I have been saying all along that one ought to determine what is true and what is not in the ideas of pagans and accept what is true. That was the position of St. Augustine which became that of the entire Church.
But several flat-earthers have claimed that it is wrong to believe in spherical earth because the idea originated among pagans or because it is currently believed by secular humanists. I have never seen you express disagreement with them.
I was not saying that the fact that a man of such disturbing beliefs as Eric Dubay promotes flat earth proves it is not true. I was saying that flat-earthers need to be consistent on what they say about pagans. Either it is acceptable to sift the beliefs of pagans to find what is true or it is not acceptable. One needs to apply the same standard to pagans who believe in globe earth as those who believe in flat earth.
Yeah, o.k., I kinda see what you mean, it's just that Copernicus, for example, was deep into the occult and it appears to have affected his thinking about cosmology. Eric Dubay's thinking, on the other hand, seems to be promoting an Old Testament model of cosmology without apology, while at the same time, his Eastern religious training does seem to affect his views on things like: what causes tides on a flat earth, for example. So, to my mind, there does seem to be a difference of degrees. Although, I get your point and I further agree that someone's religion/lifestyle/politics/culture colors the way they see The World. We are, none of us, entirely objective; we all have our biases and prejudices.