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I found one website called [[God Hates Globes]] claims that the earth being round is a myth. I'm going to debunk that myth.--[[User:Edtropolis|Edtropolis]] 14:21, 11 September 2007 (EDT)
I found one website called [[God Hates Globes]] claims that the earth being round is a myth. I'm going to debunk that myth.--[[User:Edtropolis|Edtropolis]] 14:21, 11 September 2007 (EDT)
:It's a parody site, trying to convey the idea that opposing evolution is like opposing a round Earth. About the only debunking needed is to point out that the site is comparing apples with oranges, as we ''observe'' a round Earth, but we don't ''observe'' [[definitions of evolution|goo-to-you evolution]], because that's ''history'', and history is something in the past, which we cannot observe. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 21:58, 11 September 2007 (EDT)
:It's a parody site, trying to convey the idea that opposing evolution is like opposing a round Earth. About the only debunking needed is to point out that the site is comparing apples with oranges, as we ''observe'' a round Earth, but we don't ''observe'' [[definitions of evolution|goo-to-you evolution]], because that's ''history'', and history is something in the past, which we cannot observe. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 21:58, 11 September 2007 (EDT)
== Samuel Rowbotham ==
If you read any history of the flat earth (try Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea by Christine Garwood), the biggest proponent of flat-earth theory was Samuel Rowbotham in the 19th century, who based his ideas on literal interpretations of the Bible. Now I'm fully aware the great majority of Christians aren't flat-earthers, but how does this tally with the assertion that it's an atheist smear? The entire flat earth movement is based on either 'alternative' science or biblical literalism.