Thanks for Nothing

Emotionally, I understand the comfort people get from believing in a god. I used to share it. Intellectually, I just don't get it. I suppose that's because it is an emotional belief, not a rational one.

This makes little sense to me: Texans Look to the Heavens as They Rebuild, Heal from Ike

At the end of the day, what rebuilding they can do, what healing they have, will not be from above but from themselves and other human beings, people who will contribute time, money and caring to help them to recover. And in the end, the people who are suffering will reserve their most sincere thanks not to those people, but to their god. The same one who allowed this tragedy to happen in the first place.

"I know it's hard. Looking around, it's tough," the Rev. Eddie Shauberger told the congregants. "But there is a God, and he has a plan for our lives."

Which apparently includes killing dozens of their friends and families and wiping out the homes and possessions of thousands. Nice.