RE: God Yahweh Allah was a volcano.
July 30, 2011 at 8:06 pm
(This post was last modified: July 30, 2011 at 8:07 pm by Hannah.)
(July 30, 2011 at 7:58 pm)BloodyHeretic Wrote: Hannah, I propose something to you. The Bible is a work of fiction, the King James version a work of literature even. In literature, symbols are important. In an era when nature was much more a part of people's lives, what would symbolise power? What sort of images in nature impress? Fire, volcanoes, earthquakes, storms etc.
The people wanted to represent their god as a powerful being, and they chose some very striking imagery. What a surprise. Now, tell me why that's a less competent theory than the one you propose.
Because it doesn't ring true. What rings true for me is that the Hebrews really did arrive at a volcano and they really did worship it due to not knowing what the hell it was. It just makes sense that a very powerful and indomitable religion like none before it could arise from this one stupid mistake born out of supersticious minds. It makes absolute sense to me.