God did it! God did it!

Perinquus · Post by **Perinquus** » 2003-01-28 09:26pm

I know this sort of thing has been put up on this board before, but what does this say about people that this is such a universally constant response to a traumatic experience?

Here's the story:

http://www.theneworleanschannel.com/new ... etail.html

I'm referring to this particular statement by the crash survivor:

God was definitely in control, and that's all I can say. There's no way that a coincidence would happen that I made it through five rolls (with) no head injury, not wearing my seatbelt, and flew onto power lines," Thompson said. "And I just happened to land on the neutral power line that had now (sic) power.

It seems like everybody who has a remarkable survival story says "God was watching over me", and it NEVER seems to occur to them that if God's in control of everything, then he put them through that hair raising close call in the first place (and maybe killed friends or relatives of theirs who weren't lucky enough to survive).

Is there any hope than humanity will ever shake off this silly superstition?

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-01-28 09:30pm

Probably not for a while.

A good too many people really believe every good act comes from God, every evil from Satan.

Strange how many believe God to be all-powerful and yet things like mass-murder, etc happens...all under his benevolent eyes, and for what reason "He's testing us."

Oi.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-01-28 09:31pm

Some people feel the need to believe in something beyond comprehension cause what they feel is happening to them is beyond comprehension.

Course, we just call it chance.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-01-28 09:34pm

That guy is really, really lucky.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-01-28 09:41pm

Man, people really need to learn some elementary statistics.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-01-28 09:44pm

I suspect the "no head injury" part would be disputed by his doctor. Probably the result of shock.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-01-28 10:01pm

God wanted to give him a reminder of how merciful he is. Can't you heathens see the blatantly obvious act of mercy by God?

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-01-28 10:04pm

I betcha that guy walks out of the hospital and gets hit by a crashing plane....

Did God tothattoo?

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-01-28 10:04pm

Nope...Satan/Lucifer/whatever evil.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-01-28 10:06pm

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:I betcha that guy walks out of the hospital and gets hit by a crashing plane....

Did God tothattoo?

Of course, everything is God's will. He must've got mad at him for some reason.

Sriad · Post by **Sriad** » 2003-01-28 10:07pm

Ghost Rider wrote:Probably not for a while.

A good too many people really believe every good act comes from God, every evil from Satan.

Strange how many believe God to be all-powerful and yet things like mass-murder, etc happens...all under his benevolent eyes, and for what reason "He's testing us."

Oi.

Hehe... missread that as: "and for what reason 'He's teasing us.'"
Makes more sense anyway...

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-01-28 10:08pm

Actually to most...God tests you...you survive.

If someone dies...God is ignoring you because you're a heathen bastard....or Satan.

Seriously working around people who tell me, go to Chruch and God will make things better and blaming stuff on evil or lack of worship has shown me to too many

Bad=Your fault
Good=God's favor.

And seriously this is why I work with headphones, blasting either old AC/DC music or old Metallica.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-01-28 10:08pm

Thank you again for reinforcing my belief that they'll ALWAYS be another excuse. Some people will never learn. Others don't want to. Can you guess which category this guy falls under?

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-01-28 10:10pm

Does it matter...they are both in the ignorant category.

Temjin · Post by **Temjin** » 2003-01-28 10:17pm

The phrase "God works in mysterious ways" come to mind.

God was definitely in control, and that's all I can say. There's no way that a coincidence would happen that I made it through five rolls (with) no head injury, not wearing my seatbelt, and flew onto power lines," Thompson said. "And I just happened to land on the neutral power line that had now (sic) power.

People say that kind of thing becuase they want to see god as a moral entity. People want to believe this so much that they are willing to ignore all the bad and just see the good.

If a person is badly injured but survives, the people will totally ignore the bad part because it goes against something they so honestly want to believe.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-01-28 10:18pm

Ghost Rider wrote:Does it matter...they are both in the ignorant category.

Well said.

jaeger115 · Post by **jaeger115** » 2003-01-28 10:20pm

Wait a minute, that article is from New Orleans, which is in the DEEP South. In other words, this guy is a redneck from the Bible Belt. Should it surprise anyone?

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-01-28 10:29pm

The only time I've invoked the name of god was when I was hung over and puking in the toilet and mumbling "fucking god, make this shit stop", fat load of good that did. From which we derive the saying "praying to the porcelain god".

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-01-28 11:53pm

Saw an interview with the lucky bastard tonight on the news. He didn't seem like much of a redneck, no accent, well groomed and dressed. Apparently he didn't spend any time in the hospital, the interview was at home and he was in street clothes.
And the interview included the "god was in control" quote.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-01-28 11:58pm

Would you guys think that attributing such luck (article above) to hidden psychic powers resulting from the most recent evolutionary changes to the human genome is more likely than invoking God?

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-01-29 12:01am

Shinova wrote:Would you guys think that attributing such luck (article above) to hidden psychic powers resulting from the most recent evolutionary changes to the human genome is more likely than invoking God?

Actually, yes...at least, I would. I believe that the human mind is beginning to show an ability to shape/change/read the environment it's in.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-01-29 12:01am

o_O

You need strong psychic powers to prevent injury from an accident like that...

My new theory is that psychic powers and intelligence and inversely proportional.

Majin Gojira · Post by **Majin Gojira** » 2003-01-29 12:33am

Reminds me of what happened to me today, I was running to catch a bus, I began to chant "Their is a God" in hopes that this decleration would ensure that I make it. When I didn't make it, I sighed and repeated "Their is no God...Their is no God".

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-01-29 12:58am

Majin Gojira wrote:Reminds me of what happened to me today, I was running to catch a bus, I began to chant "Their is a God" in hopes that this decleration would ensure that I make it. When I didn't make it, I sighed and repeated "Their is no God...Their is no God".

<SOMEWHERE IN HEAVEN>
God: Godless heathen! I shall smite you with a lightning bolt!
<LIGHTNING BOLT CRASHES DOWN>
God: Dammit! I missed again! This time I hit that hospital! Now people are really going to hate me...

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-01-29 10:45am

Shinova wrote:Would you guys think that attributing such luck (article above) to hidden psychic powers resulting from the most recent evolutionary changes to the human genome is more likely than invoking God?

Dude, it's like Action Man the tv show.