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Three brief points, some of them actually relevant to the topic at hand.
1. There *is* evidence for the existence of God. Consider the fine-tuning argument:
a. The various constants (Planck's Constant, the Gravitational
Constant, etc.) are incredibly sensitive to adjustment so
that, with very little change, the universe could not have
supported life.
b. Science cannot possibly explain why the various constants
have the values they do.
c. So we need God to explain it.
This is, btw, a very weak version of the argument -- Philosophy of Religion isn't my area. But it provides some evidence for the existence of God.
2. Onan's sin was not spilling his seed as such, it was failing to provide children for his dead brother, as required by Israelite law.
3. People have known the world was round for 1000s of years. It's easily observable by watching a ship sail beyond the horizon. Not, of course, to say everyone knew this, but the educated people did.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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