PhilGoetz comments on Common Errors in History - Less Wrong

4 Post author: PhilGoetz 09 February 2010 07:27PM

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 09 February 2010 09:31:16PM 0 points [-]

I couldn't find the original mention. It was in a discussion about Christopher Columbus and the common error of believing that people of his time believed the world was flat.

Comment author: mattnewport 09 February 2010 09:42:18PM 1 point [-]

I'm inclined to think that if Google can't turn up the discussion using some searching for 'Columbus' or 'Common Errors in History' (as I've verified it does not appear to) then you may be mis-remembering the original source of the mention.