Originally Posted by rstrats
Robin,

re: "How about this: The world was flat to me until I learned that it was round..."

What was the state of your mind with regard to the shape of the earth at the moment you realized that you had learned that the earth was round?

Ardent conviction based on observation that the earth was flat; followed by delight and ardent conviction that the world is a sphere based on observation, reason, and newly discovered facts.

Education forced the change. Rather than get all hurt and disappointed by the facts, I took delight in the truth and reveled in meaning of this newly-discovered truth:

That I won't ever fall off the edge into oblivion,
That there is more to know than merely what I see,
That the Creator is amazing, wise, powerful, and imaginative,
That someday I will see Him and learn even more!