"If the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?" (Luke 14, 34, similar in Matthew 5, 13.)
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The savour of salt lies in its composition as NaCl which is all that it is. Therefore it cannot loose its savour.
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The quoted statement is said to have been made by a supposed terrestrial manifestation of the inventor of chemistry. His ignorance of chemistry demonstrates that statements in the New Testament are not to be trusted, and by extension confirms that the definition of the Trinity in the Athanasian Creed is, as seems obvious, equivocal nonsense.
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If the the statement had been "If pepper have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?" it would have been reasonable. Pepper is a combination of substances, some that are flavoured being volatile so they disappear when exposed to the atmosphere. That is why pepper should only be ground immediately before use and not bought ground.
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Some restaurants have salt grinders that resemble pepper grinders. These are presumably for those Christians who suppose that salt can loose its savour.
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And why is organic salt not available for gastronomic crackpots?
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(I now learn that there is something called organic salt which in fact it is sea salt and not derived from plants or animals. How daft - or ignorant - can they get? All culinary salt is ultimately from the sea.)
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