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To: knarf
Much reading doth make thee mad. "In that area" ? That was the first clue .... got any other areas ? [...] I have a written account of an event, the reason and all the actors involved .... and LO ! .... BRIMSTONE "in that area"

Please calm down! You are apparently very upset about my use of the phrase "in that area." If you don't like it, please feel free to disabuse me of my ambiguity and proffer a better descriptor. E.g., you could state its exact geographic coordinates.

Regards,

78 posted on 06/08/2019 6:48:05 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: alexander_busek
Sure;

The discovery of sulfur nodules in that area and the subsequent claim that this substantiates the biblical story of the divine destruction Sodom and Gomorrah is merely an instance of the "Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy" - perhaps mixed with "Circular Logic."

Obviously, Bronze Age nomadic tribesmen were aware of the sulfur nodules (which may have been more plentiful or accessible / nearer the surface, etc. three thousand years ago), knew that sulfur is flammable, and hence concocted a crazy story about how they got there.

For modern people to then point to the nodules as evidence supporting their claim of divine retribution is in any case fallacious. Regards,

79 posted on 06/08/2019 8:41:09 AM PDT by knarf
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