Monday, September 11, 2017
Weather (Nature) Happens
Praying in the midst of nature's fury (for survival) is as meaningless as finding divine will or purpose in nature's fury. Weather happens. Nature happens. It doesn't have to make sense. It's random. Good, bad. Young, old. Inhabited or desolate. It doesn't matter to nature. The sun shines and the rain fails on all alike. Only humans seek to impose purpose or meaning on random weather patterns. To me, this misses the point of using it as an opportunity to be in awe of nature, learn from it, and prepare for it - rather than waste time on bended knee or trying to find meaning in it all.
Monday, September 4, 2017
Actions (Inactions) have Consequences
RE: Small Virginia island in desperate need of saving even after choosing to rely on God and Trump alone to save them.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/why-sen-kaine-wants-to-save-trump-country-from-sinking-into-the-chesapeake/2017/09/02/906d0016-8695-11e7-961d-2f373b3977ee_story.html?utm_term=.3da99d82fb53
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/why-sen-kaine-wants-to-save-trump-country-from-sinking-into-the-chesapeake/2017/09/02/906d0016-8695-11e7-961d-2f373b3977ee_story.html?utm_term=.3da99d82fb53
I believe in personal responsibility and
actions (or inactions) having consequences.
If you want to believe Trump will save you and trust his (arrogant) assertion that a small island off of Virginia will definitely be around centuries hence. Fine.
If you want to believe prayer works and God will deliver you. Fine.
But when none of the above works, don't come begging to others to save your island.
That's not being heartless. That's holding people accountable and making them responsible for their own choices.
On the other hand, if the inhabitants of this island had worked hard to deal with their slowly sinking home applying fact-based ideas and attempted over time to solve this problem head-on applying scientific and engineering knowledge, I'd have no problem (as a taxpayer) offering a helping hand to pull them the rest of the way.
But ignorance and inaction will get no sympathy from this hard-working taxpayer who thinks humans should make a go of solving our own problems using the knowledge and experience acquired over centuries. Failing that, we can reach out to Zeus or whatever deity we wish to help us. Just don't reach out to politicians, who are only interested in solving problems insofar as it will make them look good.
If you want to believe Trump will save you and trust his (arrogant) assertion that a small island off of Virginia will definitely be around centuries hence. Fine.
If you want to believe prayer works and God will deliver you. Fine.
But when none of the above works, don't come begging to others to save your island.
That's not being heartless. That's holding people accountable and making them responsible for their own choices.
On the other hand, if the inhabitants of this island had worked hard to deal with their slowly sinking home applying fact-based ideas and attempted over time to solve this problem head-on applying scientific and engineering knowledge, I'd have no problem (as a taxpayer) offering a helping hand to pull them the rest of the way.
But ignorance and inaction will get no sympathy from this hard-working taxpayer who thinks humans should make a go of solving our own problems using the knowledge and experience acquired over centuries. Failing that, we can reach out to Zeus or whatever deity we wish to help us. Just don't reach out to politicians, who are only interested in solving problems insofar as it will make them look good.
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