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:hmm: I think we all jumped on him being a flat-earther a bit too soon. The agenda is there, yes, but it is perhaps a bit unfair to flat out assume that he is one (no pun intended). It could well be that he wants to convince others that their theory is false with the help of Orbiter.
Unfortunately, that would be naive, too. How does that old saying go? "Never argue with stupid people. They'll drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."
My first thought was that he was trying to debunk flat-earthers. I didn't consider that anyone would be so detached from reality that they would try to make a bunch of space-simmers help prove the Earth is flat.
I still have no first hand evidence of his intentions, and IMHO it doesn't matter. The answers would be identical in any case.
As for old sayings I personally like: "Never interrupt your opponent while he's demonstrating the flaws in his own arguments".