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“They thought the earth was flat”
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this post was submitted on 11 May 2026
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Is this a real argument by flat-earthers?
“They got it wrong hundreds of years ago, so I want to get it wrong in the 21st century, too!”
A lot of people currently believe that people of Columbus’ time believed he risked sailing off the edge of the earth.
I wouldnt doubt this was true. Peasant farmers and university educated elites often believe different things
No, the point of the meme is to contradict people who think that people in the middle ages were stupid.