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I guess that part is most likely due to my poor choice of words rather than saying that observation is the core of the scientific method, I should have said that it was the start of it. For example, you observe something happening and then form a hypothesis on why it happens, then test that hypothesis.

Thank you for the input everyone, though I think there was a slight misunderstanding as no one was saying the earth was flat. Rather the other party argued that the shape of the earth was a scientific theory, while I said that the shape of the earth is an observable fact explained by the theory of gravity.

So got into a small disagreement about a few things that I thought were true, so I thought I would turn here for a better explanation of things. So I know a lot of people here have a background in science. I have two questions. 1. Would you say the shape of the earth is a scientific theory or explained by the Theory of gravity? 2. Is observation the core of the scientific method?