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 Thursday, January 22, 2009

Miracle on the Hudson

By Greg Perkins @ 3:39 PM


[HT: PZ Meyers]

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Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 18:03:39 mst
Comment ID: #1
Name: Charise

So funny!

Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 19:13:35 mst
Comment ID: #2
Name: Michael Labeit
E-mail: logician169(at)yahoo.com
URL: http://unit-perspective.blogspot.com

Good thing this guy BSes for comedy.

Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 19:55:36 mst
Comment ID: #3
Name: KPO'M
E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net

That does raise a valid point. People see "miracles" in just about anything, which in this case debases the extraordinary efforts of a well-trained pilot and the orderly actions of the people on the plane. Did God (or whomever) intend for those birds to fly into the engine? If so, for what? So he could show his power?

The same thing happens whenever there is a plane crash or natural disaster of some sort that kills a lot of people but leaves survivors. Invariably, I hear news reports about the survivors or family members thanking God or calling it a miracle that they survived. I never understood this. Oddly enough, even one of my religion teachers in Catholic high school had the same sentiment.

Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 21:14:09 mst
Comment ID: #4
Name: Jeremy
E-mail: jws45(at)comcast.net

I learned a new word today: tragicle. It's going to be an extremely useful word.

BTW, did anyone else get the banner across the bottom that included an Objectivist Standard advertisement?

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