Ingersoll is not the only famous American political leader to appeal to this bogus belief. I believe it was Magellan who said,”The church says the earth is flat but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence even in a shadow than in the church.” On the prow of his ship were disobedience, defiance, scorn, and success. It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions - someone who had the grandeur to say his say. The quote can be traced back to an essay titled Individuality by famous American political leader and defender of agnosticism, Robert G. Of course, this quote often appears without any citation to its source. The Church says the Earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow of the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the Church.
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