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Originally Posted by harveyc
Okay, this is wandering off-topic, but I'll acknowledge what I was taught in public school in the 1960s about the one time widespread belief of a flat earth was not correct.
Jack, in keeping this discussion constructive, I believe it is necessary to correct you in an area that I am quite sensitive to. You appear to be ignorant of the true facts around the history of the Catholic church and science. The Catholic Church did not spread the belief that the earth was flat.
See Where Did the Idea of a Flat Earth Originate?
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As for the flat Earth - I said it had dogmatic origins, not Catholic! Careful about mixing those together.
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Originally Posted by harveyc
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I won't be discussing religion and religious institutions. I believe in everybody's free choice in this matter, but I can respond to your links with this link:
Catholic Church and science - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is supposed to be without any bias and was edited by many people from what I can gather in the discussion section. As for me, the Catholic Church (and other religious institutions) topic is closed.