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:: Have you ever heard anyone else recite the story? [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 13:43, 4 April 2007 (EDT)
:: Have you ever heard anyone else recite the story? [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 13:43, 4 April 2007 (EDT)
:::Well, Irving, who is the first one to promote the myth, and who I'd imagine is the reason that most people think that people in Columbus's time thought the earth was flat, clearly wasn't an evolutionist. I don't think you can really argue that either Draper or White were more influential in promoting the myth than Irving was. It's true that Irving uses the myth to make the Spanish scholars look bad, but that's probably more anti-Catholic bias. He does point out that Columbus was a deeply religious man, and at the time he wrote the book, there was the definate prejudice in the United States of "See how evil and intolerant the Catholics are and look at all the nasty stuff the Inquisition did to Protestants, scientists, and other people who challenged Catholic religious dogma."--[[User:Epicurius|Epicurius]] 15:41, 4 April 2007 (EDT)