All of this, of course, presupposes that a "natural" explanation of all the
phenomena is required, which is not necessarily a given. But I won't get
into that beyond pointing out the fact that everybody starts with
presuppositions.
On Tuesday 03 August 2004 09:33, Stephen Segall wrote:
> You are certainly correct. The mountain currently called Mt. Sinai could
> not possibly have been the mountain that Moses let the Israelites to.
>
> On Mon, 2 Aug 2004, Peter Kirk wrote:
> > On 02/08/2004 19:31, Stephen Segall wrote:
> > >The eruption of Mt. Sinai, the burning bush and the backup of the Jordan
> > >River were rare and localized phenomena. ...
> >
> > The eruption of a granite massif like the traditional Mt. Sinai would be
> > not just rare, but unique in the whole of geological history and strong
> > confirmation of "Yahweh's ability tp perform miracles". So perhaps the
> > mountain you have in mind is not the one which currently often goes by
> > that name?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Peter Kirk
> > peter AT qaya.org (personal)
> > peterkirk AT qaya.org (work)
> > http://www.qaya.org/
>
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