What are some popular cultural myths?

What do you consider to be the most popular myths of history promoted by atheists & theists respectively?

  • For example, on R&S some of the more ubiquitous fallacies of pseudo-history posted by atheists involve the "Children's Crusade" of the Middle Ages (as if toddlers were recruited to free the Holy Land from Muslims) while Bible-defending theists claim that Europeans at the time of Columbus believed that the world is flat despite the Bible telling them otherwise. So what are some of your favorite myths of confused "history" which many here continue to promote despite the facts (but simply because the myth serves a purpose in promoting a personal viewpoint about religious topics.)

  • Answer:

    I've never heard of anyone stating that the Children's Crusade was made up of toddlers. You can't make up myths then ascribe the to Atheists. As for the world being flat, that was mostly the realm of the uneducated. However, the church did claim that the earth was the center of the universe. That isn't a myth.

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I've never heard of anyone stating that the Children's Crusade was made up of toddlers. You can't make up myths then ascribe the to Atheists. As for the world being flat, that was mostly the realm of the uneducated. However, the church did claim that the earth was the center of the universe. That isn't a myth.

Artemisc

lol got your facts a little skewed here--Europeans believed the earth was flat--the bible clearly talked about the four corneres of the earth--so sorry--your science book got it wrong.

tylertxanreborn

Duh evil science has struck again.

Bad Badger! NO! NO!

lol got your facts a little skewed here--Europeans believed the earth was flat--the bible clearly talked about the four corneres of the earth--so sorry--your science book got it wrong.

tylertxanreborn

Duh evil science has struck again.

Bad Badger! NO! NO!

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