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7th December 2018 19:40
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Sodom and Gomorrah - destroyed by God or Asteroid?
Possibly we need to ask about the purity and veracity of our "sources" (written word) in the Bible and Quran, or how about Buddhist - are there unadulterated versions of "written word" that talk about this time period? The early Bronze age noteworthy events (to be recorded as history) was written down by whom? Why would we believe King James as the authority of a 'bible' depicting history accurately? So back on topic the "god" that did the deed, or was it all fabrication for a deliberate manipulation of Humanity for promulgating an "agenda"?
We could look at the stone that fell from the sky and placed within the KaaBa - middle of Mecca's Grand Mosque is the black, cubic shrine of the Kaaba, the 'House of God,' which was said to have been built by Abraham (Ibrahim). On one corner of the Kaaba is the Black Stone, which is believed to be of meteoric origin. The exposed surface of the stone is roughly 6½ by 8 inches and is framed with a silver band. Here pilgrims can touch and kiss the Black Stone. Some suggest that the object is not really a meteorite but may be impact glass, perhaps from the meteor craters at Wabar, 670 miles east of Mecca.
A stone that comes from the Heavens and attributed to God..
Beliefs by peoples
In 1853 a meteorite that fell in eastern Africa just north of Zanzibar was declared to be a god by the Wanika tribe until famine and a massacre by the Masai rendered its owners skeptical of its powers.
On December 2, 1880, a 6-pound meteorite fell at the feet of two Brahmins near Andhra, India, who immediately proclaimed themselves as ministers of the "Miraculous God" and attracted up to 10,000 pilgrims a day.
On August 14, 1992, dozens of rocks fell on the African town of Mbale in Uganda (Sky & Telescope: June 1993, page 96). Local residents ground up some of the fragments and ingested the powder as medicine. They believed the rocks had been sent by their god to cure AIDS.
So we are "keyed" to believe in that which comes from the Heavens' is important in some way, and possibly that a God sent them.. The humans then interpret it ??
Last edited by Bob; 7th December 2018 at 19:51.
Reason: corrected title of thread to TOPIC purpose
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7th December 2018 20:17
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