Someone recently asked me, “what benefit is gained by those who maintain the deception?”

My response was the following:

“At the root of the answer to your question lies Plato, who states in the Republic that the ‘noble lie’ sometimes benefits the state. So how does the global earth model benefit the state, or the ruling class?

First, a little history. The scepter of a king of old often had a ball at the top end which represented the king’s domain. Thus, his flat realm of land …