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People back then thought earth was flat because when they walked they didnt know that they were going upside down or sideways because gravity pulled them down and they thought everything was just flat.

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Was columbus first to prove the earth was flat?

no because there is other people that we dont know about that did


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Because people have seen it from space and anyway if the Earth was flat all the water would fall of the edge so then we would not survive


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Is the Earth flat or round, and how do you know?

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When will God come back to save us?

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Why did the Europeans think the earth is flat in 1600?

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All the time. Whenever new evidence doesn't fit the model it has to be changed.


Why do you think the earth is not flat?

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