Japanese Minister thinks the tsunami was "Divine Punishment"
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Cataclysms bring out the dumbest in us, yes? His claim gets to be disingenuous when you consider that Japan has problems like the tsunami (Not on the same scale mind) almost all the fucking time. Comes with being an island nation. Tsunamis, volcanoes, hurricanes, tourists, all sorts of horrible natural disasters happening on practically a yearly basis.
I'm more annoyed by this article: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=mother-nature-demands-respect-2011-03-14
Apparently Mother Nature is punishing us like some kind of deity. I mean, I support environmental science but this 'Gaia worship' is just silly. Michael Crichton made good points about certain environmental groups as religions, with their own concept of original sin (i.e. agriculture, very much like Rousseau), moral teachings attached to random events, and a karmatic deity. Build your environmentalism on science, not nonsense.
Apparently Mother Nature is punishing us like some kind of deity. I mean, I support environmental science but this 'Gaia worship' is just silly. Michael Crichton made good points about certain environmental groups as religions, with their own concept of original sin (i.e. agriculture, very much like Rousseau), moral teachings attached to random events, and a karmatic deity. Build your environmentalism on science, not nonsense.
Although I'm not surprised to hear it from this one it still makes me sad that people actually think this. I knew it was coming but still I'm just....bleh....sick of it. I know it's only a few people who could actually ever think/believe this but the fact that it would ever cross someones mind is saddening.
Yeah I agree, it would be a sight indeed. I stated a similar view on a thread talking directly about the issue of it being revenge for pearl harbor, though I didn't word it quite so well. So good gob, I applaud you on that.mew4ever23 said:
OT: I don't much pay attention to ignorant people, except on the occasion I point out some hypocrisy in what they say (an example would be religious fanatics). From what I read on the guy he sounds like an ass. He's suppose to represent his people, but when you say: "that we deserved this" it doesn't come off in anyway good. Gives people the impression that you want them to suffer.
I bet the Japanese just fucking love him after that statement.
I'm just gonna go with my usual suspect and blame the chaotic nature of the universe on natural disasters.
Things like this just make me laugh. So many times I see people say how advanced we are and how far we've come, and then things like this come along. Humanity, advanced? Don't make me laugh. We just have some shiny toys, but there still are people walking about believing in this sort of crap, going on witchhunts and killing 'vampires'. Yay for the 21st century!
But Westboro Baptist Church members aren't in the government. He is.joemegson94 said:
So why is God punishing the Japanese?
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Don't tell me, is this because Nintendo made two shitty consoles in a row? I knew they would make the gods angry after creating the Wii. Especially Gordan Freeman, the god of games. Now this whole thing makes sense. Quick make a sacrifice, Metroid; Other M must burn! And Square Enix too (cuz I know they pissin someone off).
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Don't tell me, is this because Nintendo made two shitty consoles in a row? I knew they would make the gods angry after creating the Wii. Especially Gordan Freeman, the god of games. Now this whole thing makes sense. Quick make a sacrifice, Metroid; Other M must burn! And Square Enix too (cuz I know they pissin someone off).
