Woof, this is one of those times to be careful not to point a finger of derision at yourself. As I'm certain others will post on this thread, there is PLENTY of well documented evidence that wood can indeed petrify in very short periods of time. If you don't believe that, check it out.
Contrary to what you might believe, Christians embrace science, not fear it.
MM (in TX)
My comments were not in reference to any religious issue, but in response to someone questioning the time it took for wood to petrify. Apparently under the right circumstances, wood can petrify with astounding speed.
I was in error in my assumption on wood petrification as previously pointed out on this thread, but it is an error to assume I had any religious overtone in my comment on an archaeological thread. I know some threads become food fights on religious/scientific themes, but that is a topic of zero interest to me and I do not enter into that debate. I was simply and erroneously assuming wood took much longer to petrify that the time frame of any wooden vessel’s presence on Ararat would support.