Thursday, January 27, 2005

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No, it isn't

YOU ARE VISITING THE OLD MALKIN(S)WATCH. THAT'S FANTASTIC. PLEASE VISIT THE NEW MALKIN(S)WATCH WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE.
Michelle calls this the "Stupidest Explanation for the Tsunami. Ever":
The act of war deliberately and thoughtlessly wounds, poisons and handicaps the life-sustaining womb of all mankind. The Earth reacts, as any living thing would, when attacked. Earthquake, tsunami, flood, tornado, hurricane, mudslide, and resulting loss of life may be the natural emotional response.

We must behave responsibly and live peacefully or we may all be "shaken" off like a bad case of fleas.
Listen, that's a little bit out there. But it's not even close to the stupidest explanation ever. Probably not even in the top ten.

How about because the area is a "hotbed of Radical Islam"?

Have you forgotten the "Swedish people are gay" hypothesis?

In fact, now that I think about it, I might not have phrased it in quite the earth-mother way the LTE did, but if God's hand were actively involved (and as a Quaker, I find that so unlikely as to be insulting) I'd be a lot more prepared to believe it had to do with our stewardship of God's creation than who's having sex with whom.