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]Yeah, I asked a similar question related to your post, and it does appear that a flat earth was not the norm in antiquity or the middle ages.
Actually, it has been shown by ancient documents on clay tablets (Cuneiform, Ugaritic, etc.) that Ancient Near East people (such as Babylonians, Persians, Ugarits) believed the Earth was flat (a flat disc), and most believed it was covered with a solid dome. If I'm not mistaken, I think they believed there was some kind of land around the rim to prevent the sea from draining. IMO there was always some people throughout the ages who believed the Earth was flat. Such a shape appears to be supported by the Bible, if one decides to read that into it. I have heard people argue contrary to discoveries of science, because they think the Bible contradicts it. For example, one person tried to argue that the moon is a source of light, because that's how they read the statement in Gen. 1. You cannot reason with people who have their minds made up.]Yeah, I asked a similar question related to your post, and it does appear that a flat earth was not the norm in antiquity or the middle ages.
That has nothing to do withActually, it has been shown by ancient documents on clay tablets (Cuneiform, Ugaritic, etc.) that Ancient Near East people (such as Babylonians, Persians, Ugarits) believed the Earth was flat (a flat disc), and most believed it was covered with a solid dome. If I'm not mistaken, I think they believed there was some kind of land around the rim to prevent the sea from draining. IMO there was always some people throughout the ages who believed the Earth was flat. Such a shape appears to be supported by the Bible, if one decides to read that into it. I have heard people argue contrary to discoveries of science, because they think the Bible contradicts it. For example, one person tried to argue that the moon is a source of light, because that's how they read the statement in Gen. 1. You cannot reason with people who have their minds made up.
Actually, it has been shown by ancient documents on clay tablets (Cuneiform, Ugaritic, etc.) that Ancient Near East people (such as Babylonians, Persians, Ugarits) believed the Earth was flat (a flat disc), and most believed it was covered with a solid dome. If I'm not mistaken, I think they believed there was some kind of land around the rim to prevent the sea from draining. IMO there was always some people throughout the ages who believed the Earth was flat. Such a shape appears to be supported by the Bible, if one decides to read that into it. I have heard people argue contrary to discoveries of science, because they think the Bible contradicts it. For example, one person tried to argue that the moon is a source of light, because that's how they read the statement in Gen. 1. You cannot reason with people who have their minds made up.
"If you think scripture contradicts science, you're interpreting one of them wrong."I usually paste an Augustine quote at this point, but it is long and also not necessary.
"If you think scripture contradicts science, you're interpreting one of them wrong."
Well, since you pipe into my conversation with the other poster, I'll answer your question. I was taught a global Earth (spherical). This was during the years 1960-1972. I didn't hear that any modern people believed in a flat world until I heard of "The Flat Earth Society" around 1980. I thought it ridiculous that anyone would believe in a flat earth until I learned about conspiracy theories and urban legends. Then I understood.That has nothing to do with
What did they teach you in school , flat or round earth?
That is not something we're unaware of.Well, since you pipe into my conversation with the other poster, I'll answer your question. I was taught a global Earth (spherical). This was during the years 1960-1972. I didn't hear that any modern people believed in a flat world until I heard of "The Flat Earth Society" around 1980. I thought it ridiculous that anyone would believe in a flat earth until I learned about conspiracy theories and urban legends. Then I understood.
But regarding my previous response, I thought it was relevant because I was pointing out that the flat earth theory has been around since pre-history.
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I was taught the globe lie back in the 1970's with this moon landing deception. No school (in America) was going to teach a flat stationary earth.
All teachers were doing is teaching what they have been told to teach from science books.
I noticed something really weird the other day. We'd been visiting my daughter and granddaughter in Nashville the last few weeks and just came back to Sydney yesterday, but on the flight from Nashville to Los Angeles in the afternoon, we could see that as the sun was setting, the mountains below were casting long shadows as the face of the mountains were lit up bright orange from the setting sun.
A little bit later the mountains were no longer lit up by the sun, and yet our airplane, up at 30,000 ft, was still lit up bright orange for another hour.
It was almost as if the earth was a gigantic sphere where the sun was blocked from the mountains by the curvature of the earth.
And there it stood lurking in some dusty corner of the classroom the biggest lie of all.
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And no matter what TV program or film you watch these days, there it is depicted in full view. Why ? It's like they have to keep the masses brainwashed.
At an early age I believed all their nonsense until one day I began to ask questions. And when I began to read the Bible that is when it all began to make so much sense, praise be to God for the truth.
Please stop accusing innocent people of lying.
But this is what teachers & the likes do, I admit, not intentionally, but as @d taylor has said, 'All teachers were doing is teaching what they have been told to teach from science books.'
If teachers & the likes were to teach the truth they be out of a job.
But that’s objectively false.
Why is it ? If teachers were to teach that the earth is level (which some may believe) then they would find themselves out of a job.
This has actually happened to several teachers.
But that’s objectively false.
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