Q&A: The Natures Changed. Did the Places Change Too?
The Natures Changed. Did the Places Change Too?
Question
In a group dealing with biblical geography, some complication once came up for discussion and they couldn’t find a solution. I suggested that just as natures changed, perhaps places changed too. They got annoyed at me, and for that and for a few other things of that sort, they threw me out of the study hall. Am I right?
Answer
They did well to throw you out. Unless you mean that the names of places changed. Continental shifts and tectonic changes are matters of millions of years.
Discussion on Answer
If “the natures changed” doesn’t sound plausible to you, then don’t accept it. That doesn’t mean that from here on the laws of logic have also changed and you can say any nonsense.
As for changes in nature, it depends on the context. Natures can change. Sometimes it’s just a made-up excuse, of course, to preserve the honor of the medieval authorities or something like that.
The questioner added in another thread:
Sorry, I forgot to mention an important detail in my question, and to sharpen the question.
That after the answer “the places changed,” everything falls neatly into place.
So it’s really unavoidable…
Surely that’s preferable to 5 or 6 far-fetched forced interpretations…
And if the problem is that it looks like mockery,
why does “the natures changed” not look like mockery?
Because it’s an older mockery?