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Harnessing the Lightning: Tesla’s 3,000-Year Backstory

Messages by Desiring God

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The Theology of Lightning

Benjamin franklin developed the concept of a lightning rod to protect structures from fire by drawing off electrical charges from lightning. By 17 50, he was proving his theory to be true. But even as the evidence became indisputable, franklin's invention raised theological alarm bells. One pastor in boston proposed that if you diverted god's wrath of lightning into the earth it would simply supercharge future earthquakes.

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