james bond
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To understand lunar eclipses, you have first understand the that the earth is not flat but round, the moon orbits the earth, and earth orbits the sun. It was thousands of years after Moses that this knowledge became common place.The idea of a spherical Earth appeared in Greek philosophy with Pythagoras in 6th century BC and Aristotle provide evidence of the spherical shape in 330 BC, all long after the days of Moses and the early Hebrews. However the flat earth belief persisted, particular among the less education which were most of the people thousands of years ago. The earth appeared to be flat and the sky appeared to be a dome resting on the earth and that was enough for most people to conclude the earth was flat. Seeing was believing.Keep in mind people at that time believed the earth was flat and surrounded by a body of water.
Haha. The majority of the ancient peoples did not believe the Earth was flat and the Christian church did not teach it. There probably was a minority of ancient peoples who believed that the Earth was flat like today's flat Earthers on social media..
AFAIK, the Bible discusses a round Earth and one can tell it is round or spherical by observation. There are times when we see it as flat as looking at the horizon and the ocean or discussing a flat terrain like the desert. But just look at the moon and Earth's shadow as it crosses it during a lunar eclipse. how ships look coming into view on the horizon, or look at the constellations from one point and another as you move and see other constellations come into view. Most of the ancient peoples were not that ignorant.
15 Bible Verses about Flat Earth - Geological Scripture Quotes
First image of a Black Hole unveiled (You may have to copy and paste the link to view)
You are grabbing at straws now. Instead of trading Bible verses, let me ask you a question We just had a photo image taken of the black hole which was spectacular science. Tremendous story of the networking of Earth's telescopes. I'm a novice on black holes, but discussing it here and reading about the image gave me some clues. What did that image tell you of the black hole?