Because they're bloody stupid. Next question.
"I looked around to see who was making a working model of the flat Earth, and I couldn't find anyone."
OH REALLY ?!?! MY GOODNESS ME !!! I AM SHOCKED !
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/41973119/why-do-people-still-think-the-earth-is-flat
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