Interesting evidence of an ancient Middle East Meteor Cataclysm...Jericho? Sodom?

[Torah Keeper]

Even if there was a meteor, volcano, or other natural disaster that caused an event in the Bible, it does not mean God was not involved. People call natural disasters "acts of God". Although God isn't always responsible, such as in the Book of Job. Satan made a tornado.

So saying "It wasn't God, it was nature.", is a bad argument.

 

[Estrid]

An earthquake seems much more likely.

First one must determine the actual existence of Sodom
before saying what happened to it.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Reading the rest of that Skeptical Inquirer article... The GoFundMe page asks potential donors to consider giving money to their “Dig Sodom” project to “help us prove the veracity of the Bible.”

'Nuff said...

You didn't even get to the part where one of the 'scientists' has a previous fraud conviction for pretending to be a geologist!

The team’s established scientists are so wedded to the theory they have opted to ignore the fact their colleague “Allen West” isn’t exactly who he says he is. West is Allen Whitt—who, in 2002, was fined by California and convicted for masquerading as a state-licensed geologist when he charged small-town officials fat fees for water studies. (Dalton 2011)

 

[chilehed]

So an airburst strong enough to flatten the city walls didn't kill the people standing in front of it?

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight...

 

[FrumiousBandersnatch]

You didn't even get to the part where one of the 'scientists' has a previous fraud conviction for pretending to be a geologist!

The team’s established scientists are so wedded to the theory they have opted to ignore the fact their colleague “Allen West” isn’t exactly who he says he is. West is Allen Whitt—who, in 2002, was fined by California and convicted for masquerading as a state-licensed geologist when he charged small-town officials fat fees for water studies. (Dalton 2011)

Yes, West seems to have a long history of fakery - especially of results, making him seem incredibly successful.