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| Name | The history of the FLAT EARTH MYTH | Why do people think the earth is flat? Flat earthers debate |
| Video Uploader | Video From History Calling |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 08-01-2024 20:00:01 |
| Video Discription | Did people in the past really think the EARTH WAS FLAT? In this flat earth documentary from History Calling I look at the historical precedents for the flat earth theory and demonstrate that actually, people living many hundreds, even thousands of years ago, long before Christopher Columbus sailed to America, already knew that the Earth is round and would have laughed the crackpot conspiracy theorists who denied it out of the building. I’ll share some knowledge of the ancients with you, including quotes and images from the classical and medieval period to prove that the shape of the earth was widely known long before humans had the benefit of images and footage of the planet taken from space. And how did people know the earth was round? Well because then, as now, one could see the curvature of the earth from many points on land and from boats, never mind from airplanes, rockets, spaceships and the International Space Station. Sources will include the writings of Aristotle, Eratosthenes, Ptolemy, Pliny the Elder and the Venerable Bede. Though there were some who held to flat earth beliefs, like Lactantius, they were in the minority of ‘learned’ men. Given this surfeit of information, why then is there a perception that our medieval ancestors thought the planet was flat? To answer this we’ll look at the works of nineteenth and twentieth century writers like Washington Irving and at how their anti-religious vendettas did far more to distort people’s understanding of history and knowledge than the Catholic Church they sought to discredit ever did. We’ll also ask how can real historians and real scientists fight the pseudo-historians, pseudo-scientists and anti-scientists so that even more people don’t get sucked into the downward spiral of stupidity that is flat earth myth? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historycalling Amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/historycalling Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historycalling/ YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: THE MYTHICAL ISLAND OF HY BRASIL https://youtu.be/_74GYWj9NuE LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA https://youtu.be/KECfzn6FbwU THE PARTHENON MARBLES https://youtu.be/4petLw58Ofg HISTORY OF THE GIANT’S CAUSEWAY https://youtu.be/Xd-v7O-ZrMw LEARN MORE: Jeffrey Burton Russell, Inventing the Flat Earth Edward Brooke-Hitching, The Phantom Atlas: The Greatest Myths, Lies and Blunders on Maps (2016) https://amzn.to/3zs8XqK (UK LINK) OR https://amzn.to/3Au35yt (US LINK) JUST FOR FUN: The Earth is definitely not flat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC5RalYWZ5Y David Mitchell's Hilarious Rant On The Flat Earth Society | The Graham Norton Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYZbQIXoVMY GEAR USED DJI Drone: https://amzn.to/38h1vXr (UK LINK) OR https://amzn.to/39hROZm (US LINK) Go-Pro Hero 10 camera: https://amzn.to/3EPIK9U (UK LINK) OR https://amzn.to/3rTWScL (US LINK) GoPro 3-Way 2.0 (Tripod/Grip/Arm): https://amzn.to/37CdC1r (UK LINK) OR https://amzn.to/3vaVxjU (US LINK) Memory Card: https://amzn.to/36QvcOQ (UK LINK) OR https://amzn.to/3KeLZZs (US LINK) Microphone: https://amzn.to/3MFtoaK (UK LINK) OR https://amzn.to/3rYtjH8 (US LINK) NB: Links above may be affiliate links. This means if you make a purchase through one of these links, I earn a small commission. It in no way affects the price you pay. Creative Commons licenses used see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ |
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