"I should point out that, if I recall correctly, the Old Testament as we know it took form during and after the Babylonian exile, which is about the same time as the earliest indications that the Greeks knew the earth was spherical. So it is entirely possible that the true authors, editors, and redactors of the Old Testament knew that the earth was a sphere.
However, it's pretty clear to me that the language used in the Old Testament refer to a flat earth, not a sphere. I don't know enough to state whether this is mere poetical device, or whether the authors really believed that the earth was flat."
The level of self-deception required to believe in god, coupled with the obstinate denial of the plain truth, is quite astonishing.
It's perfectly obvious that the Old Testament contains the creation myths of a relatively primitive civilisation, who were seeking the answer to "where did we come from?". Unfortunately, the answers they were given turned out to be incorrect.
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