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Sep 30th, 2018 at 11:30am
 
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A powerful earthquake that rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and triggered a tsunami has killed at least 384 people, with Indonesia’s vice-president, Jusuf Kalla, warning the death toll could rise into the thousands.

Kalla said there had been “no word” yet about casualties in the Sulawesi city of Donggala, home to 300,000 people.

The Red Cross said in a statement that the situation was “extremely worrying”.

“We’re now getting limited communications about the destruction in Palu city, but we have heard nothing from Donggala and this is extremely worrying.”


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/28/tsunami-hits-indonesian-cities-aft...

I've never received a satisfactory explanation of why an interventionist God would wreak such havoc with a totally unnecessary natural disaster that kills thousands of people, many of them innocent children.

There will be those who will absurdly blame the disaster on the victims' religion, but this ignores such disasters such as the 2004 Boxing day tsunami where 230,000 people of all different faiths were killed. It also ignores the many other natural disasters that kill people of all different faiths.

In fact the common denominator in surviving these natural disasters is to live in a rich society with a strong science ethic to provide prediction, warning and better building codes.

In fact Australia, which ranks 5th as most atheist nation in the world, has barely any natural disasters.
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Reply #1 - Sep 30th, 2018 at 3:21pm
 
The Lord moves in mysterious ways. All will be revealed on Judgement Day, presuming it does not became the casualty of a Constitutional amendment.
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Reply #2 - Sep 30th, 2018 at 4:12pm
 
who determines a disaster, we had a drought disaster a couple of weeks ago and a few fire and flood disasters over the past couple of years. God is probably looking after us by only killing a few just to teach us a lesson.
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Reply #3 - Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:11pm
 
The_Barnacle wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 11:30am:
I've never received a satisfactory explanation of why an interventionist God would wreak such havoc with a totally unnecessary natural disaster that kills thousands of people, many of them innocent children.


God's an arsehole, basically.

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Reply #4 - Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:24pm
 
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:11pm:
The_Barnacle wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 11:30am:
I've never received a satisfactory explanation of why an interventionist God would wreak such havoc with a totally unnecessary natural disaster that kills thousands of people, many of them innocent children.


God's an arsehole, basically.


You could have your throat cut in a few places around the world for saying that, especially in the Middle East.
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Reply #5 - Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:25pm
 
Johnnie wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:24pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:11pm:
The_Barnacle wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 11:30am:
I've never received a satisfactory explanation of why an interventionist God would wreak such havoc with a totally unnecessary natural disaster that kills thousands of people, many of them innocent children.


God's an arsehole, basically.


You could have your throat cut in a few places around the world for saying that, especially in the Middle East.


This is the world wide web, in case you hadn't noticed.

My posts can be read all over the world.

God is an arsehole, basically.

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Reply #6 - Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:33pm
 
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:25pm:
Johnnie wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:24pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:11pm:
The_Barnacle wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 11:30am:
I've never received a satisfactory explanation of why an interventionist God would wreak such havoc with a totally unnecessary natural disaster that kills thousands of people, many of them innocent children.


God's an arsehole, basically.


You could have your throat cut in a few places around the world for saying that, especially in the Middle East.


This is the world wide web, in case you hadn't noticed.

My posts can be read all over the world.

God is an arsehole, basically.


You are right, you have the safety of hiding behind your keyboard.
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Reply #7 - Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:35pm
 
Johnnie wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:33pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:25pm:
Johnnie wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:24pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:11pm:
The_Barnacle wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 11:30am:
I've never received a satisfactory explanation of why an interventionist God would wreak such havoc with a totally unnecessary natural disaster that kills thousands of people, many of them innocent children.


God's an arsehole, basically.


You could have your throat cut in a few places around the world for saying that, especially in the Middle East.


This is the world wide web, in case you hadn't noticed.

My posts can be read all over the world.

God is an arsehole, basically.


You are right, you have the safety of hiding behind your keyboard.


From whom - that arsehole God?

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Reply #8 - Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:46pm
 
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:35pm:
Johnnie wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:33pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:25pm:
Johnnie wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:24pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:11pm:
The_Barnacle wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 11:30am:
I've never received a satisfactory explanation of why an interventionist God would wreak such havoc with a totally unnecessary natural disaster that kills thousands of people, many of them innocent children.


God's an arsehole, basically.


You could have your throat cut in a few places around the world for saying that, especially in the Middle East.


This is the world wide web, in case you hadn't noticed.

My posts can be read all over the world.

God is an arsehole, basically.


You are right, you have the safety of hiding behind your keyboard.


From whom - that arsehole God?


If you were in Yemen and got on a soap box with a loud speaker you would die, In Australia you could do it, just, in Yemen even Abdulla couldn't save you.
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Reply #9 - Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:51pm
 
Johnnie wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:46pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:35pm:
Johnnie wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:33pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:25pm:
Johnnie wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:24pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:11pm:
The_Barnacle wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 11:30am:
I've never received a satisfactory explanation of why an interventionist God would wreak such havoc with a totally unnecessary natural disaster that kills thousands of people, many of them innocent children.


God's an arsehole, basically.


You could have your throat cut in a few places around the world for saying that, especially in the Middle East.


This is the world wide web, in case you hadn't noticed.

My posts can be read all over the world.

God is an arsehole, basically.


You are right, you have the safety of hiding behind your keyboard.


From whom - that arsehole God?


If you were in Yemen and got on a soap box with a loud speaker you would die, In Australia you could do it, just, in Yemen even Abdulla couldn't save you.


I'm not in Yemen.

Your arsehole God can't get me   Wink
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Reply #10 - Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:54pm
 
Turd believes in God now.



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Reply #11 - Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:59pm
 
Frank wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:54pm:
Turd believes in God now.


Donald Trump will be dead in a few years.

There MUST be a God!   Wink
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Reply #12 - Sep 30th, 2018 at 6:05pm
 
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:59pm:
Frank wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:54pm:
Turd believes in God now.


Donald Trump will be dead in a few years.




Is that the new deadline for you to leave the forum?

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Reply #13 - Sep 30th, 2018 at 6:29pm
 
Frank wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 6:05pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:59pm:
Frank wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:54pm:
Turd believes in God now.


Donald Trump will be dead in a few years.




Is that the new deadline for you to leave the forum?


Only God knows.
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Reply #14 - Sep 30th, 2018 at 6:36pm
 
Frank wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 6:05pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:59pm:
Frank wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:54pm:
Turd believes in God now.


Donald Trump will be dead in a few years.




Is that the new deadline for you to leave the forum?



New deadline?

What was the old deadline?

I'm curious.
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Reply #15 - Sep 30th, 2018 at 11:06pm
 
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 6:36pm:
Frank wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 6:05pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:59pm:
Frank wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 5:54pm:
Turd believes in God now.


Donald Trump will be dead in a few years.




Is that the new deadline for you to leave the forum?



New deadline?

What was the old deadline?

I'm curious.

Thank you, lying shite.
Bwian will see you now.


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Reply #16 - Oct 2nd, 2018 at 10:07pm
 
Johnnie wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 4:12pm:
who determines a disaster, we had a drought disaster a couple of weeks ago and a few fire and flood disasters over the past couple of years.


We've never had anything like the 2004 Boxing day Tsunami or the 2018 Indonesian Tsunami.
Thousands have been killed for no good reason.


Johnnie wrote on Sep 30th, 2018 at 4:12pm:
God is probably looking after us by only killing a few just to teach us a lesson.


That doesn't make any sense
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Reply #17 - Oct 3rd, 2018 at 2:31pm
 
Pretty amazing place this here Universe. The fact that it works, like a great physics demonstration, is not, in my view, an indication of an architect. That's not to say the opposite. Its just that such interpretations of reality are so pathetically human.
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