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Thursday, April 06, 2006
Did Jesus walk on water - or ice?
Jesus may not have walked on water as the Bible claims but rather skated on ice formed through a freak cold spell, a scientific study has found.
Rare atmospheric and water conditions could have caused ice to form on the freshwater Sea of Galilee.
The research shows a period of cooler weather swept what is now northern Israel from 1,500 to 2,600 years ago. Sub-zero temperatures could have caused the formation of ice thick enough to support the weight of a man.
The story of Jesus walking on water is recorded in three of the four Gospels, but Professor Doron Nof, an oceanographer from Florida State University insists his research points to a scientific rather than miraculous explanation.
"If you ask me if I believe someone walked on water, no, I don't," Prof Nof told Reuters. "I believe something natural was there that explains it."
The research involved a study of the surface temperatures of the Sea of Galilee along with air temperature and wind records. Partially submerged in water, the ice patches, known as "springs ice", may not have been noticed by observers standing at a distance.
"Because the size of the springs ice, a person standing or walking on it would appear to a distant observer to be 'walking on water'," Prof Nof wrote in the report's conclusion.
"Our springs ice calculation may or may not be related to the origin of the account of Christ walking on water," he concluded."It is hoped, however, that archaeologists, religious scholars, anthropologists and believers will examine such implications in detail."
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read this article today (bbc) .... what a rubbish...
suddenly i remember how my dad mentioned before that Jesus did not resurrect, His body was stolen by some wild animals, maybe a yeti.. considering that the big boulder could be removed. lolx.
oh well.. i guess people are entitled to comment and having their own stand and belief, just as how i am. i've been walking on water and most of the time my faith is inspired by Peter and the walking.. can't possibly be ice.. not a chance.
my parents are here for a few days and i was reminded once again how patient my dad is towards all my mom's unreasonableness =p well i'm speaking in general actually, women are unreasonable. but the key thing is my dad just gave way and knew how to make her happy and stop nagging, it's not out of fear.. just.. give way.. and that's how they can avoid all the unnecessary quarrels.
all it takes is for one party to give way, there's no point in stubbornly banging heads to one another.
it's not hard to say i'm sorry and it's not hard to forgive, only if you're willing to. swallow your pride when you have to.
an advice from my dad to me: don't marry a jap.
according to him, they are domineering and abusive, don't ask me why. that's stereotyping.
but anyway i don't know any jap, so i think his worry is unduly. besides, i still have long way to go. so pearline my dear, if you're reading this.. please please give me a break.. hahaa..
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