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historyforatheists.com
| | whitherthewest.com
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| | The relationship between Christianity is far richer than the simple story many of us have been told. This article takes a deep look at how religion, science, institutions and humans have interacted to shape the modern world.
| | historyforatheists.blogspot.it
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| | [AI summary] The article refutes the 'Flat Earth Myth' by demonstrating that medieval scholars in Western Europe universally understood the Earth as spherical. It highlights that knowledge of the Earth's sphericity was widespread and even common among the unlearned, supported by evidence from vernacular literature, iconography, and historical texts. The piece critiques the spread of this myth by figures like Neil deGrasse Tyson and New Atheists, who perpetuate historical inaccuracies. The author emphasizes the importance of accurate historical understanding and criticizes the uncritical acceptance of pseudo-historical narratives.
| | sheseeksnonfiction.blog
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| | Being a true fan of Carl Sagan means calling out the times in Cosmos when he was (unintentionally) inaccurate, Eurocentric, and antitheistic.
| | theimaginativeconservative.org
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| In the liberal tradition, Adam is described as the one who must toil against a surrounding lack in order to be properly made man. But Genesis undercuts the idea that toil is man's "lot," if by it one means that toil is man's by nature, in the order of Creation, rather than by punishment, in the order of the Fall. (essay by Marc Barnes)