What happens to the islamic faith if that rock ... ceased to exist?
Millions of Muslim pilgrims from all over the world come each year to the kaaba, the present day sanctuary of Allah. This pilgrimage is called the hajj. It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam that every Muslim should at least once in his lifetime make the pilgrimage to Mecca. Muslims cannot opt out of this requirement. They come to kiss, touch, or at least encircle the jet-black stone that marks the focus of Islamic prayer.
The picture shows the stone and its pure silver socket on the wall of the kaaba. Muslims claim that the stone was given to Ishmael by the angel Gabriel, and set into the building by Abraham's own hands.
In my previous post, I raise the possibility that the stone is a malevolent entity from outer space that infects all with its poison who approach it unsuspectingly. If I am right, there is no need to "nuke Mecca", as the kaaba and the city of Mecca are merely trappings surrounding the locus of evil.
A well-planned commando raid, two burly soldiers wielding crowbars, and a quick escape on Blackhawk helicopters.
Ideally we should send the rock to Hell, but there is a nearer and more practical equivalent:
An active volcano.
Throw the stone into the red-hot lava... and see what happens! My guess is there would be a bellow of anguish and rage echoing around the world and shaking the foundations of every building, then... silence.
And then we would find 1.3 billion of our fellow human beings flat on the ground, knocked unconscious... but they will come to and recover eventually.
I could be wrong of course -- but there is only one way to find out!