Initially, I thought the concept of a tsunami was a metaphor for a terrorist attack, economic upheaval, etc., but the story is actually addressing a tsunami.
Not to question Allah’s ways or anything, but if he’s so pissed at the US why did he send a tidal wave to southern Asia? It’s as far away from the United States as possible. Wouldn’t it have made more sense to stage a minor rehearsal in Lake Michigan for example? And doesn’t the need for a rehearsal sort of contradict the whole omnipotent concept?
Well, there is that island in the Atlantic which is expected to slide into the ocean sometime within the next 10,000 years. When it does, a super-tsunami will wipe out the East Coast. Could happen in 2007, I suppose.
I haven’t read the link, and I’m getting ready to hit the rack. Does it say how the Koran knows about the North American continent?
Well, I was headed off to bed, then I clicked into this thread. More importantly, I clicked the linked article. And worse, I read the article. :smack:
Pit thread to open shortly.
Tsunami’s will destroy America? I wonder how high the wall would have to be to wipe out enough of the east and west coats? Is it possible?
Even theoretically, how far could a tsunami travel into American shores? I know in North Dakota we have little to worry about, and I’m sure my brothers and sisters in Denver and Las Vegas would be pretty safe.
2007? Why should I worry? I already knew the end of the world was nigh–the Red Sox won the World Series and New York state passed their budget on time*!
*First time in 21 years. There are still significant unresolved spending related issues, but the budget formally passed yesterday.
Check Cyrus Gordon’s BEFORE COLUMBUS and Barry Fell’s AMERICA BC. While they do exaggerate, they also give some decent indicators that a land across the western ocean wasn’t unknown to the ancients.
Dang, when I read the post title, I thought it said “Korean scholar: US will cease to exist in 2007.” It seemed like something those kooky North Koreans would come up with. Maybe Kim Jong Il should team up with Islamic extremists and Christian fundamentalists to form the Society for the Overthrow of All Logic and Reason.
It realLy is hard to imagine how a tsunami starting in the Pacific could wipe out the US without wiping out a very large part of Asia, andd similarly how a tsuname starting in the Atlantic could avoid wiping out much of Western Europe and West Africa.
So – is Allah going to punish all the Muslims living in those places as well? And why is Allah punishing all the Muslims living in Sumatra?
A key line in the article is: Quote : “Silwadi, who is from the village of Silwad near Ramallah – the home of Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal – is not a world-renowned scholar.”