Language, Baby!

Dear: Hi, Sunshine. The world is round.

Sunshine: The world is flat, Dear.

Dear: No, Sunshine. The world is round.

Sunshine: The world is flat.

Dear: The world is round!

(Strangles Sunshine until s/he understands.)

Sunshine: (Slightly choking.) Yes, the world is round.

 

Since I cannot resort to violence like the preceeding story, I think the most effective way to convince a person that the world is round would probably writing. Honestly, the most effective way would be a combination of all three (written, spoken, and body language) but considering that many people believe books and writings and such, it would be much easier to write the matter down and have him or her read it.

For example:

Dear: Sunshine, did you know the world is round?

Sunshine: Preposterous! How so did you come to this conclusion?

Dear: Here, read this pamphlet. (Hands over pamphlet recently written but heavily researched by Dear.)

Sunshine: Goodness! Who knew there was this much to know about why the world is round! This pamphlet even includes the numerous voyages made by ships and vessels that traveled the circumferences of the world.

Dear: Yes, Sunshine. (Big smiles all around.)

 

What I mean to show here is that books and written materials seem to have more credentials and truth to them than just spoken material. However, there is a downside to this. Because of this leaning towards written material, it also allows for lies, untrue theories, and other such material to be taken as true.

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