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| − | The Flat Earth | + | The Flat Earth idea is a primitive concept of the earth as a [[plane (geometry)|plane]] or a large circle. <ref> "Among various rude tribes we find survivals of a primitive idea that the earth is a flat table or disk, ceiled, domed, or canopied by the sky, and that the sky rests upon the mountains as pillars." </ref> |
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| + | the mistaken idea that medieval Europeans believed that the [[Earth]] was flat based on a literal reading of the Bible. They tried to convince [[Christopher Columbus]] that he would fall off the edge of the Earth, the story goes, but Columbus proved that the Earth was round by discovering America. <ref>Saying "to the ends of the earth", "the four corners of the world" or "the sun sank into the sea" does not make you a flat Earther.[http://www.bede.org.uk/flatearth.htm The Myth of the Flat Earth] (Bede's Library)</ref> | ||
The Flat Earth theory was mostly invented and promoted by evolutionists for the purpose of slandering Christians.<ref>"Christianity did not invent or promote the myth of the flat Earth." [http://www.christiananswers.net/q-aig/aig-c034.html Who invented the flat Earth?] (ChristianAnswers.net)</ref><ref>[http://www.veritas-ucsb.org/library/russell/FlatEarth.html The Myth of the Flat Earth], by Jeffrey Burton Russell.</ref> | The Flat Earth theory was mostly invented and promoted by evolutionists for the purpose of slandering Christians.<ref>"Christianity did not invent or promote the myth of the flat Earth." [http://www.christiananswers.net/q-aig/aig-c034.html Who invented the flat Earth?] (ChristianAnswers.net)</ref><ref>[http://www.veritas-ucsb.org/library/russell/FlatEarth.html The Myth of the Flat Earth], by Jeffrey Burton Russell.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:24, April 4, 2007
The Flat Earth idea is a primitive concept of the earth as a plane or a large circle. [1]
Some writers have presented the mistaken idea that medieval Europeans believed that the Earth was flat based on a literal reading of the Bible. They tried to convince Christopher Columbus that he would fall off the edge of the Earth, the story goes, but Columbus proved that the Earth was round by discovering America. [2]
The Flat Earth theory was mostly invented and promoted by evolutionists for the purpose of slandering Christians.[3][4]
In fact, the ancient Greeks knew that the Earth was round, and had correctly estimated its diameter. Medieval Europeans knew this, and had correctly warned Columbus that he would never get to India with his limited supplies. Columbus relied on a fallacious argument that the Earth was much smaller than the Greeks estimated.
References
- ↑ "Among various rude tribes we find survivals of a primitive idea that the earth is a flat table or disk, ceiled, domed, or canopied by the sky, and that the sky rests upon the mountains as pillars."
- ↑ Saying "to the ends of the earth", "the four corners of the world" or "the sun sank into the sea" does not make you a flat Earther.The Myth of the Flat Earth (Bede's Library)
- ↑ "Christianity did not invent or promote the myth of the flat Earth." Who invented the flat Earth? (ChristianAnswers.net)
- ↑ The Myth of the Flat Earth, by Jeffrey Burton Russell.
