[meteorite-list] Seven Plagues and Killer Meteorites

[GREG LINDH]

Nice *shouting*!



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darren Garrison" <cynapse at charter.net>
To: "meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Seven Plagues and Killer Meteorites


> On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:51:25 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >Well said, Chris.  It's amazing how the Meteorite List is *only for
> >discussing meteorites*.....except when the urge to bash other people's
> >religious beliefs becomes too overwhelming.  Then it is *perfectly
> >acceptable* to depart from the topic of meteorites.  Absolutely amazing.
>
> When someone brings up a claim that a religious document IS EVIDENCE OF A
> METEORITE OR COMET STRIKE it is NOT off-topic and NOT "bashing" to 
> question the
> historical accuracy of that religious document.  If the subject was, say, 
> the
> new fall in Spain, then jumping in and saying that the bible may be 
> historically
> inaccurate would be off-topic bashing.  BUT WHEN THE TOPIC IS BIBLICAL 
> ACCOUNTS
> OF METEORITE OR COMET STRIKES questioning the historical reliability of 
> the
> account is reasonable and on-topic.  (Although I'm going to drop the topic 
> now,
> as some people are so thin-skined that they find any back and forth debate 
> or
> disagreement with them to be "bullying").
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