The Evolution Of The World
The Evolution Of The WorldThe Greek geographers of the later Roman period developed systematic
calculations for the mapping and shaping of the earth. However, what
would come to replace these systematic calculations? Why were the
ideologies of a flat earth accepted and why were those of a spherical
earth ridiculed? The answer to this question is very simple and can be
answered by one clear and concise word: Religion.
"Thus saith the Lord God; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst
of the nations and countries
that are round about her." (Ezekiel 5:5)
This verse from the of book Ezekiel simply states that the city of
Jerusalem should be in the center of all maps created. This eliminated
the need for any latitude or longitude. Before hand, there had been more
than six hundred maps created, not one having this holy city as the
center. There was nothing new about putting "the most sacred place at
the center" says Boorstin. The Hindus placed Mount Meru, a mythological
70,000 foot high mountain at the center of their map. In the Muslim
faith, the Ka�bah in Mecca was the highest point on earth and the
polestar showed the city of Mecca to be opposite the center of the sky.
As one can clearly see, many maps, had different centers. Each map had a
different center, each based on a different religion.
Many years before the birth of Jesus Christ, the Greeks theorized that
the earth...
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