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“The world is on a turtle’s back” is Iroquois cosmology, at least.

• lostlogin 3y ago
  Wow, thank you. I’d always thought this a Pratchett things. I see it has a history in India and China too. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Turtle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Turtle
  • mcpackieh 3y ago
    How could at least two cultures without a communication line between them both come up with such a quirky idea? There must be some underlying truth to it.. I'm sold. World turtle is the answer.
    • the_af 3y ago
      "The Turtle Moves"!
      • detourdog 3y ago
        I'm sure they stepped on turtles to go back and forth across the bering strait.
    • kridsdale3 3y ago
      Chinese writing began with turtle shells as well, that's why the mostly conform to a sort of grid system, with curves.