I believe it was Magellan who said,"The church says the earth is flat but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence even in a shadow than in the church." On the prow of his ship were disobedience, defiance, scorn, and success." "It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions-some one who had the grandeur to say his say. The quote can be traced back to an essay titled Individuality by the famous American political leader and defender of agnosticism, Robert G. Of course, the quote often appears without any citation to its source. "The Church says the Earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow of the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the Church." It's been shared thousands of times on Facebook, and its quote supposedly derives from the famous Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan: The whole question of whether the Church taught a flat-earth flared up again recently when I spotted a popular Internet meme (pictured above). This notion of history stuck with me through my years as an atheist, during which I'd often refer to Christians as “Flat-Earthers.” I threw the term around in online discussion forums, and ironically some non-Christians have since used it in reference to me. The idea that Christians believed in a flat Earth has been taught in school textbooks, short films, and is believed by many even today. In this view, it was not until Christopher Columbus’ historic journey to the “New World” that the Church became forced to accept this as fact and do away with its false belief. When I was young I was taught in school that Christians believed the Earth was flat.
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