{"id":43483,"date":"2017-07-16T13:48:56","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T19:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=43483"},"modified":"2017-07-16T13:48:56","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T19:48:56","slug":"world-never-flat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2017\/07\/world-never-flat.html","title":{"rendered":"“The World was Never Flat”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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A view of the Hawaiian Islands from space. From the lower right, the major islands are Hawaii (\u201cthe Big Island\u201d), Maui, Moloka\u2019i, Oahu, and, somewhat more distantly (just before a large cloud complex), Kauai. Earth\u2019s curvature is plainly visible. \u00a0 \u00a0(NASA public domain photograph)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One of the most popular myths about the (also largely mythical) perpetual warfare between Christianity and science is the notion that the medieval Church taught \u2014 and insisted that people believe \u2014 that the Earth is flat.<\/p>\n
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Here\u2019s an entertaining little three-minute video<\/a> on that subject:<\/p>\n
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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you ever hear this little chestnut trotted out, especially as an illustration of the baneful effects of religion upon science, please contradict it. \u00a0Feel free, in fact, to direct victims of this bit of silly misinformation to this video.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Posted from Honolulu, Hawaii<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 One of the most popular myths about the (also largely mythical) perpetual warfare between Christianity and science is the notion that the medieval Church taught \u2014 and insisted that people believe \u2014 that the Earth is flat. \u00a0 Here\u2019s an entertaining little three-minute video on that subject: \u00a0 \u00a0 If you ever hear 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