Indeed, if people back then claimed such things now, think you'll find that no one would take them seriously. It was written in a time long before the scientific method. Back in a time period where superstition was strong and no one dared question. People, who knew very little of the natural world. Very little of anything in fact. So, it would of been pretty easy to sway minds back then. Simple tricks and illusions were considered witchcraft just a few hundred years ago. Executions were common.
There is a reason why we don't take words from such uneducated people back then seriously, because they knew no better.
There is a reason why we don't take words from such uneducated people back then seriously, because they knew no better.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
