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@LennartRegebro - it was neither. It was simply ignorance - incomplete information.
– user2590
Commented Sep 27, 2013 at 8:56
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@Vector He was well aware of better and more accurate calculations, but he chose to ignore them, because it didn't fit what he wanted to hear. He optimistically bet on that the majority/consensus was wrong. That's not ignorance or incomplete information, that's over-optimism (or possibly self-delusion if you want to frame it in a less positive manner).
– Lennart Regebro
Commented Sep 27, 2013 at 9:12
yeah, but anyways not because he's dumb
– Louis Rhys
Commented Sep 27, 2013 at 9:20
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@AnkitSharma - that's OK. We do try to be serious minded here... :-)
– user2590
Commented Sep 27, 2013 at 11:01
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@moudiz - if you have a question, why not post it? As it is, I don't really understand your question: Columbus was seeking a new route across the unknown regions of the oceans, and trying to forge new and exclusive trade routes for Spain. That was the whole point of his voyages. Travel to the East was very time consuming, expensive and filled with competitors along the way, while Spain had direct and unfettered access to the open seas.
– user2590
Commented Sep 27, 2013 at 11:09

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