[Tribune7]

"Nor did this situation [flat earth] change with the advent of Christianity. A few--at least two and at most five--early Christian fathers denied the sphericity of earth by mistakenly taking passages such as Ps. 104:2-3 as geographical rather than metaphorical statements."

Oh come on now:

A few--at least two and at most five--early Christian fathers denied the sphericity of earth by mistakenly taking passages such as Ps. 104:2-3 as geographical rather than metaphorical statements. On the other side tens of thousands of Christian theologians, poets, artists, and scientists took the spherical view throughout the early, medieval, and modern church. The point is that no educated person believed otherwise.

[WildTurkey]

Perhaps history will write about us, thusly:

"On the other side tens of thousands of Christian theologians, poets, artists, and scientists took the evolutionary view throughout the modern church era. The point is that no educated person believed otherwise."

[WildTurkey]

Early Christian Topography:

[Thatcherite]

A few--at least two and at most five--early Christian fathers denied the sphericity of earth by mistakenly taking passages such as Ps. 104:2-3 as geographical rather than metaphorical statements. On the other side tens of thousands of Christian theologians, poets, artists, and scientists took the spherical view throughout the early, medieval, and modern church. The point is that no educated person believed otherwise.

So, pretty much like the scientific debate about evolution then. A couple of Biblical literalists versus tens of thousands believing the evidence.