yes, exactly

[lauralh]

How come no one was able to predict the Tsunami that hit Indonesia? You would have expected Sylvia Browne to have a dramatic moment in the streets where she clasps both hands over her head and screams visions of mutilated corpses washing up on Indonesian shores. But we didn't. That happened to no one.

And the more I think about it, the more I realize that the simple reason that these kinds of things never happen, is because that would mean that there is some kind of divine, intelligent, ordered structure to the world. If one person could have foreseen this tragedy, and warned others about it, it would mean that somewhere, someone had planned for it to happen beforehand. It would mean that life isn't random, that things happen for a reason...

We FEEL things. If we're feeling down, and sad, and helpless in the world, we'll look for things. Maybe we'll see a pretty butterfly twitter past us. Well, that's IT then!! It's a sign! What are the odds that a pretty butterfly would suddenly decide to fly past us at this exact moment?!? That must be a sign that God loves us and wants us to be happy. What else could it be??

-- wurmwyd

Comments

[altamira16.livejournal.com]

Perhaps people did predict it, and others thought they were crazy? It happens with a lot of good ideas.

[skipbreakfast.livejournal.com]

"If one person could have foreseen this tragedy, and warned others about it, it would mean that somewhere, someone had planned for it to happen beforehand."

Said person would have been laughed at as not being a credible source.

[shellicus.livejournal.com]

I had a dream about it before it happened. I was sleeping though, so that really doesn't do anyone any good.

[candid.livejournal.com]

And the more I think about it, the more I realize that the simple reason that these kinds of things never happen, is because that would mean that there is some kind of divine, intelligent, ordered structure to the world.

No, no, no. Why does structure have to be "divine" or "intelligent"? This is a terrible argument when it comes to evolution, and it's an equally terrible argument when it comes to tsunamis.

If one person could have foreseen this tragedy, and warned others about it, it would mean that somewhere, someone had planned for it to happen beforehand.

I don't agree with this at all.

If I develop a method for predicting whether it's going to rain tomorrow (by, say, observing the weather now and maybe some satellite data), does that mean that someone has planned the rain? No way.

[ladytabitha.livejournal.com]

For the record, I pointed this out to wurmwyd, and he agreed.

[crumblingchaos.livejournal.com]

Actually this thing supposedly predicted it.

http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=126649#121

[chris.livejournal.com]

If I was for some reason to belive in a supreme, devine being, It would have to be under the pretense that this being threw some ants and worms and dogs all in a pot just to watch what would happen.

[hotcrab.livejournal.com]

how many times do i have to tell you god only cares about white people

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

then why did he make so many brown people?

[hotcrab.livejournal.com]

last i checked, brown people make more brown people

[thesadpunk.livejournal.com]

Because white people need a lot of help cleaning their homes and tending their fields. Duh.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

why didn't god make robots then.

[thesadpunk.livejournal.com]

Brown people made robots to thwart God's plan.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

THAT WAS THE YELLOW PEOPLE

[thesadpunk.livejournal.com]

The brown people stole the idea- it's what they do best. Steal.

[xol0tl.livejournal.com]

Word.