Episode 57: Does the Bible say the Earth is Flat?

Data Over Dogma

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Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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It's perhaps the most surprising conspiracy theory to pop up in this century. Humans have known that our planet is a sphere for literally thousands of years. Why, in a day of more advanced science than ever before, would people suddenly abandon that knowledge? Well, before our collective eyeballs all get too strained from rolling them, let's all pause to look at the probable origin of the flat-Earth insistence: The Bible. Does the Bible actually say that the Earth is flat? If it does, are readers meant to take that claim seriously? Are Bible-believing Christians obligated to deny the sphere? Then, it's Mea Culpa time! Dan McClellan has been convinced that a position he has espoused on social media and on this very podcast was incorrect. It's a minor thing with very little theological importance, but it actually has some interesting implications. It's to do with two jackasses. Or maybe three, if you count Dan. For early access to an ad-free version of every episode of Data Over Dogma, exclusive content, and an opportunity to support our work, please consider becoming a monthly patron at: https://www.patreon.com/DataOverDogma Follow us on the various social media places: https://www.facebook.com/DataOverDogmaPod https://www.twitter.com/data_over_dogma Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's something you learned in history class that you feel like wasn't the whole truth?
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0:35.0	Well, I hesitated, like when I was decided to make this video this morning for my social media,
0:42.0	I was like contemplating, do I really want to do this?
0:44.3	I'm opening myself up for criticism,
0:47.1	but I was like, no, if I feel this way,
0:50.2	I've got to go through with this just because I wouldn't be able to look at myself in the mirror.
1:00.0	Hey everybody, I'm Dan McClellan, and I'm Dan Beecher. And you're listening to the Data Over Dogma Podcast
1:05.6	where we increase public access to the academic study
1:08.7	of the Bible and religion and combat
1:11.0	the spread of misinformation about the same.
1:14.0	How goes the storm, Dan?
1:16.0	Well, it seems to have left you and come to me.
1:19.0	Yes.
1:20.0	We live on opposite sides of the Salt Lake City Valley and yeah I'm I'm hearing thunder in the background. I hope our listeners can't hear it, but if you can it'll just we'll just call this a moody episode.
1:32.0	Little ambience, that's all. Yeah exactly
1:35.1	Cuddle up. And speaking of moody we're gonna have some fun with a conspiracy.
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