Why would the government lie about earths shape?
Why would the government go to such lengths just to hide the shape of the earth?
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That question begs a speculative answer. If you ask yourself why people lie in general, there could be a multitude of reasons, which is why appealing to motive, even in this specific context, is nothing more than a distractive topic that will not lead to any definitive answers, only subjective ones.
The fact that they did lie about the world being a sphere with a radius of 3959 miles is all that really matters, debunking the globe is what makes a flat earther. If we can't measure curvature anywhere in the world at any achievable altitude, and the world is practically used as a plane, and all we can do is trust what a select few people have allegedly done, then the globe is nothing more than a mere belief whereas a flat earth is empirical fact.
I think a better question to ask is why should we trust them when we can't verify in the real world what they say or show on a screen?
To disconnect you / everyone that believes them, from the roots of existance materially and spiritually, and so gauge and gain control.
you can't hide the figure of the earth. You see the earth as X, they told you that's not right, it's Y.
You accepted Y contrary to your experience of X.
Control and Manipulation:
"Lying can be a way to exert control over a situation or another person by presenting a false reality."
Flat isn't a shape.
Maybe the goverment simply does not know earth is flat?
Why do assume he is hiding the earths form?