Is There A God?

[iRyzzz]

Japan: earthquake aftermath - The Big Picture - Boston.com

[faeriegodess612]

No,... there is only the Earth cleansing itself. It's just going thru another of it's cycles.

[gturner]

Originally Posted by iRyzzz

Japan: earthquake aftermath - The Big Picture - Boston.com

If there is, he should have put up warning signs for people not to build on the edges of his jigsaw puzzle.

Just terrible this. The enormity of the situation is starting to be realised. Entire towns have been washed away in minutes.

[nicled]

A geologist friend once told me: "our continous extraction of oil will result in more frequent & more stronger earthquakes". "oil on the ground serves as some sort of lubrication on the earth's surface that allows natural movement". "when too much oil is extracted, water replaces it which is not enough buffer and lubricating effect underground that results in violent bumps & movements". the intensity of movements have cost unimaginable shakings or earthquakes." Whether this true or not is something i cannot confirm. But man's greed is causing all this disasters. Unfortunately it affects everyone.

[BigFuzzy]

Originally Posted by nicled

Whether this true or not is something i cannot confirm. But man's greed is causing all this disasters.

Um? Logic failure?
You say you cannot confirm this, yet you say it's human greed that causes this. So, if the extraction of oil isn't the cause (which you note is possible), what other aspect of human greed caused this most recent event which allows you to state this as unequivocal fact?

[theosus]

This could only work if the oil was being extracted from fault lines, otherwise it doesn't make sense. There should be huge earthquakes in Saudi Arabia and in the gulf of Mexico and Texas, but you dont see them there.
And earthquakes and tsunamis are just natural events. You don't have to blame/appease your invisible sky man for them. They would happen either way. Preventing death and destruction from tsunamis is easy - don't build near the coast. Of course wherever you live is dangerous - tornados or wildfire or blizzards or mudslides, drout, floods, earthquakes or sandstorms. Just pick what you can live with...

[nicled]

Originally Posted by BigFuzzy

Um? Logic failure?
You say you cannot confirm this, yet you say it's human greed that causes this. So, if the extraction of oil isn't the cause (which you note is possible), what other aspect of human greed caused this most recent event which allows you to state this as unequivocal fact?

Yes you are correct. I stand corrected. It is not man's fault. We probaby are just unlucky for all these disasters.

[gturner]

Consider that oil is made up of former organic matter and is located fairly shallow on a 10km thick crust, either your mate is not a geologist or he wasn't in class the day they discussed
Plate tectonics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I get so grumpy when I hear people talking about human causes for massive natural disasters.
Imagine if there was air travel and 24hr news when Krakatoa went boom in 1883.

[Woody]

Yes and there was also a full or new or something moon that was the closest to Japan for a long time. Given that the moon exerts tremendous force on the earth and its oceans, paehaps it was the moons fault. This will bring out all the lunatics.

Thank god I'm an Aetheist.

Cheers,


John W

[Smallfish]

Originally Posted by gturner

Consider that oil is made up of former organic matter and is located fairly shallow on a 10km thick crust, either your mate is not a geologist or he wasn't in class the day they discussed
Plate tectonics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I get so grumpy when I hear people talking about human causes for massive natural disasters.
Imagine if there was air travel and 24hr news when Krakatoa went boom in 1883.

Not to mention Mount Vesuvius AD79, Yellowstone (numerous), a fair number of earthquakes and floods that have hit China over the last few thousand years, huge earthquakes throughout Turkish history (add Italy, Iran, Syria, Portugal, Chile, etc, etc) , never forgetting Japanese tectonic history (Kanto anyone?), oh and lastly though most definitely not least or even last Mount Tambora.