Because the Earth has been directly observed, so we know it's not flat.
In the past, people believed the earth was flat and the center of the universe. These beliefs were influenced by religious and cultural teachings, as well as limited scientific understanding. It was not until the 16th century that the heliocentric model was proposed by Copernicus, challenging these long-held beliefs.
Centuries ago, people believed that the Earth was flat and the center of the universe due to limited understanding and observation. However, scientific advancements, such as Galileo's observations and Copernicus' heliocentric model, eventually demonstrated that the Earth is spherical and orbits the sun. This paradigm shift in understanding the natural world led to the acceptance of the Earth's true place in the cosmos.
No one believed that the earth was flat in the 1600 it was a well know fact that the world was round. This myth that people used to believe that the world was flat didn't exsist before 1870-1920. The myth probably came to existance because it was way more intriguing that Colombus in a world where everyone thought was flat was the only one who believed it was round.
The flat earth theory has been debunked by centuries of scientific evidence, from simple observations like seeing ships disappear bottom-first over the horizon to the more complex principles of physics. Believing in a flat earth goes against a vast body of knowledge and evidence supporting the spherical shape of our planet.
There is no legitimate scientist responsible for promoting the flat earth theory. The idea of a flat earth has been widely discredited by centuries of scientific evidence and research.
Flat earth believers are almost exclusively motivated by religion or by conspiracy theory beliefs.
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The majority of the members of the Flat Earth Society do not believe the Earth is flat. They are members because it's a counter-culture group which some people find interesting.Those who think the Earth is flat are usually motivated by religious literalism.
He didn't. It was well-known at the time of Columbus that the earth is round.
Just because of their ignorance.
They actually didn't. Flat Earth is a myth. The spherical Earth has been a scientifically established fact since long before Ptolemy.
He thought the earth was flat and it is round
In the bible, it says the Earth is Flat, so it is Flat. If God created the Earth and Jesus wrote the bible, the Earth is Flat
It is believed that Norse people did not actually think the Earth was a cube. This might be a misconception or misinterpretation of their cosmology, which included concepts of a flat disc-shaped Earth surrounded by the World Serpent in the sea.
They can not accept reality. Physics is hard to understand if you think the Sun goes around the Earth or that the Earth is flat.