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Carl Sagan explains how the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round

...and calculated its circumference over 2,000 years ago!

The wise Greeks knew!

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by Anonymousreply 12March 1, 2021 12:45 PM

The ancient Hindus also knew over a thousand years before Galileo, Copernicus, etc.

by Anonymousreply 1March 1, 2021 9:10 AM

Ancient mariners figured it out too. When another ship approached from the horizon, the top, then the middle, then the whole thing appeared. Only a globe explained that.

by Anonymousreply 2March 1, 2021 9:15 AM

It was only the ancient Republicans who thought the earth was flat

by Anonymousreply 3March 1, 2021 10:04 AM

And now Q has a new theory that the earth is flat again.

by Anonymousreply 4March 1, 2021 10:17 AM

True story: When my grandfather watched the moon landing he immediately declared it fake because the earth appeared round. The earth, he informed us, is square because the Bible mentions "the four corners of the earth." He was perfectly serious.

by Anonymousreply 5March 1, 2021 10:24 AM

R3 Correction: It is only TODAY'S Republicans who think the earth is flat

by Anonymousreply 6March 1, 2021 10:54 AM

Don't forget Sherri Shepherd.

by Anonymousreply 7March 1, 2021 11:16 AM

If some idiots hadn't invented organized religion, we'd be a lot more advanced now.

by Anonymousreply 8March 1, 2021 11:26 AM

I don’t know how anyone can think it’s flat. Do they really think Earth is just a long line in space? So stupid.

by Anonymousreply 9March 1, 2021 11:31 AM

The second best thing that came out of Ancient Greece

by Anonymousreply 10March 1, 2021 11:32 AM

LOL, R10.

by Anonymousreply 11March 1, 2021 12:00 PM

I really miss Carl Sagan, corduroy jacket and all!

by Anonymousreply 12March 1, 2021 12:45 PM
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