I was watching for this

And what about all the good stuff that happens in the world? IMO nature is capricious, and natural disasters happen regardless of what human beings happen to be doing at the time.

Oh well. Some people need to put a supernatural spin on everything!

How many times has this idiotic statement been said? And still people believe it.

Oooh, two eyeroll posts in a row!

kicky- I don't know if I'm the one who is out of step, but I cannot imagine an intelligent person really believing this stuff. It is so childish and naive.

Weren't we all supposed to snuff it in the year 2000? :wink:

Come to think of it, maybe we were. Fooled 'em, didn't we!

Two words: Oy vey!

If anything, this should be a wake-up call to abandon god completely. Too many people are paralyzed by this infantile myth. What of the Hindus killed? Which god will their families blame? The whole thing is ridiculous. Yes, everything is a freakin' sign. Send aid, stop preaching.

Some say the world will end in fire, some say ice.

For the Apocalyptically inclined, either would suffice.

Well, kicky and phoenix. During times of disaster, people look to the skies. I wonder how many times in history that this has occurred.


The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold,
And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold;
And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea,
When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee.

Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green,
That host with their banners at sunset were seen:
Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown,
That host on the morrow lay withered and strown.

For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast,
And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed;
And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill,
And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still!

And there lay the steed with his nostril all wide,
But through it there rolled not the breath of his pride;
And the foam of his gasping lay white on the turf,
And cold as the spray of the rock-beating surf.

And there lay the rider distorted and pale,
With the dew on his brow, and the rust on his mail:
And the tents were all silent, the banners alone,
The lances unlifted, the trumpet unblown.

And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail,
And the idols are broke in the temple of Baal;
And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword,
Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord!

and then, of course, there was the promise of the rainbow.

I also have yet to meet a Jehovah's Witness who is actually interested in getting into a proper chat about the bible. I used to tease them that way, and they ended up closing the door, not me. Heh heh...

It's a sign alright. A sign that we are not as all mighty as we humans like to believe. We are not the masters of the universe.

I just can't believe that that many people are dead.

It does kind of cut us down to size, doesn't it! It makes me realize that we need to enjoy life as much as we can, NOW. We never know what is lurking just around the corner.

I agree, it's a reminder of how fragile we are. Tectonic plates move but a few millimeters...thousands dead. This is the planet we live on - nothing more. Maybe for those who believe in god, prophesies, punishment whatever will strive to live better lives because of this...but I doubt it.

Yup. Unfortunatly, it takes a massive tragedy like this to put things into perspective.

Here we are, sitting comfortably at our computers, perhaps having a snack or listening to our iPods. And across the world, someone else is sitting on a pile of what used to be their home waiting for the cremation ceremony of their entire family, wondering where they are going to get their next meal, and when.

This upsets me a great deal. I feel so selfish that I am sitting here in comfort when there are hundreds of thousands without water, clothes or food.

I wish I could do more. That's all.

There, but for the grace of circumstance.........

People are seriously grieving and thinking irrationally…they have a need to place the blame on someone or something in order to make some sense out of it.

I know. I know.

There isn't any sense to make out of it. Nature doesn't make sense. That's the big bummer. You can't predict it. You can't control it.