You are blessed (or cursed depending on how you want to look at it) today with the fact that I'm a little swamped with early week work to do, but I didn't want to not respond... so I looked to the web for a quick answer to your circle questioning..
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Long before mankind in general accepted that the earth was round, the Bible declared: “[God] is stretching out the north over the empty place, hanging the earth upon nothing.” (Job 26:7) The Bible reveals that “there is One who is dwelling above the circle of the earth,” (Isaiah 40:22). Only God, the Creator, could have provided this detail.
The original-language word translated “circle” at Isaiah 40:22 also is rendered “sphere.” Certain Bible translations read, “the globe of the earth” (Douay Version) and “the round earth.”
The Bible also speaks of "the ends of the earth” (Psalms 22:27), “the four extremities of the earth” (Isaiah 11:12), “the four corners of the earth,” and “the four winds of the earth” (Revelation 7:1). These expressions cannot be taken to prove that the Hebrews understood the earth to be square. The number four is often used to denote that which is fully rounded out, as it were, just as we have four directions and sometimes employ the expressions “to the ends of the earth,” “to the four corners of the earth,” in the sense of embracing all the earth.—Compare Ezekial 1:15-17; Luke 13:29.
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I am willing to venture a guess that we could trade shots back and forth on every point possible, both convinced we have the real truth. Well - me accurately convinced and you convincing yourself you're convinced (had to say that, you know).
So, fortunately (or you may view as unfortunately) for you, you were right there with me on Sunday (you looked cute with your hair slicked back btw) in my before mass prayers, my during mass prayers and my at home prayers. Just remember, you started it, like it or not.
p.s. When you're ready to admit defeat and go to mass, I'll fly up and join you.