[FONT="]A meteor that exploded in the air near the Dead Sea 3,700 years ago may have wiped out communities, killed tens of thousands of people, and provided the kernel of truth to an old Bible story.[/FONT]
[h=1]A 3,700-Year-Old Meteor Could Explain This Old Bible Story[/h]
The story of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Interesting read.
So many of the old testament stories are indeed born out of real world events. They're always interesting as hell.
I find their conclusion interesting. "We've found evidence that events recorded in the Bible actually happened, proving that the Bible is wrong!"
I find their conclusion interesting. "We've found evidence that events recorded in the Bible actually happened, proving that the Bible is wrong!"
Which are you more likely to believe: that the meteor was a random event or that God took out an entire region, innocent men, women and children alike, because there were some people who didn't fit Abraham's religious beliefs?
Which are you more likely to believe: that the meteor was a random event or that God took out an entire region, innocent men, women and children alike, because there were some people who didn't fit Abraham's religious beliefs?
that's not the question, though, is it.
Bible says an event occurred. Evidence for an event occurring that looks pretty much like that arises. Somehow, this is taken as evidence the Bible is wrong?
"And then, your honor, I saw a red car cross the median"
"AHA! but we have video footage of a red car crossing the median at about that time, proving you incorrect!!!"
No where else would this logic be anything other than ridiculed.
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Well God is supposed to have created a flood that lasted 40 days and 40 nights to wipe out everyone but those on the ark. So god killing a couple of towns would be mild in comparison
that's not the question, though, is it.
Bible says an event occurred. Evidence for an event occurring that looks pretty much like that arises. Somehow, this is taken as evidence the Bible is wrong?
"And then, your honor, I saw a red car cross the median"
"AHA! but we have video footage of a red car crossing the median at about that time, proving you incorrect!!!"
No where else would this logic be anything other than ridiculed.
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According to who? Ancient desert nomads who passed the story around the campfires for 2500 years before Moses wrote it down?
Well yes according to them
that's not the question, though, is it.
Bible says an event occurred. Evidence for an event occurring that looks pretty much like that arises. Somehow, this is taken as evidence the Bible is wrong?
"And then, your honor, I saw a red car cross the median"
"AHA! but we have video footage of a red car crossing the median at about that time, proving you incorrect!!!"
No where else would this logic be anything other than ridiculed.
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No kidding. Is that all you care about?
Certainly not
I find the finding of the scientists to be very interesting, and certainly provides a historical explanation on what was written in the bible. The findings of the salt disposition in the area could also provide a historical aspect into the biblical story of Lot's wife who was "turned into a pillar of salt. If a person died the resultant high salt content ash could have covered the person, "turning them into salt".
the article was interesting. the atheist preaching at the the end of it could have been left off, but overall, it was worth the read.
i think about stuff like this somewhat often. for example, Leviticus reads like a food and hygiene guide. some of the banned foods are more difficult to prepare safely. ancient humans didn't know about microorganisms or food poisoning, but they knew what could potentially make them sick or even kill them, so they avoided those foods. i'm far from an expert when it comes to the Bible, but i'd guess that the great flood could have been related to the end of the most recent ice age, as it appears in multiple sources when oral tradition was finally written down across cultures. i find the Adam and Eve story among the most interesting, however, as it is ancient man describing in allegory our evolution as upper primates, IMO. matching religious texts with historical events is fascinating.
A valid point. Science Alert has an excellent factual reading, but interjecting religious beliefs, even atheist ones, demeans their credibility.
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/sciencealert/
Which are you more likely to believe: that the meteor was a random event or that God took out an entire region, innocent men, women and children alike, because there were some people who didn't fit Abraham's religious beliefs?
that's not the question, though, is it.
Bible says an event occurred. Evidence for an event occurring that looks pretty much like that arises. Somehow, this is taken as evidence the Bible is wrong?
"And then, your honor, I saw a red car cross the median"
"AHA! but we have video footage of a red car crossing the median at about that time, proving you incorrect!!!"
No where else would this logic be anything other than ridiculed.
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It is interesting that an immoral region was wiped out, out of all the places a meteor could hit...
What's interesting to me is that some of the events described in the Bible have natural explanations. The story of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah was a legend passed down by word of mouth for generations by people who had no understanding of meteors or much of anything else that occurred in the natural world. That god did it as retribution for immorality no doubt made a great deal of sense to them.
Even in this enlightened age, there is a significant number of people who ascribe natural disasters to a wrathful god.
That could be putting the cart before the horse. Katrina devastates a large section of the Gulf Coast and Pat Robertson claims it was God's punishment for abortion. Haiti is devastated by an earthquake and Pat Robertson claims it's because the Haitians made a pact with the Devil in 1804 to defeat Napoleon's French governance. It's likely that when the Sodom and Gomorrah region was devastated "by the wrath of God" that survivors blamed it on those who lived there. Sure, there were likely people who practiced difference sexual morals, but let's not forget that Abraham himself was a slaver. The destruction of the entire region doesn't explain why God would kill thousands of innocent men, women and children who just happened to work and live in the region which was fertile at the time.
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