tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post6487770394084073265..comments2023-10-10T08:02:18.073-04:00Comments on Rationally Speaking: God called to help Detroit, likely to declineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-29445168333160300722008-12-17T12:36:00.000-05:002008-12-17T12:36:00.000-05:00This headline reads like an Onion article... But ...This headline reads like an Onion article... But honestly, we annointed hybrid SUVs with oil?? I adore this crazy town--Just not for the right reasons. I'm actually hoping for a complete restructuring of the city. Out with the CEOs of all three & the UAW. New Mayor. New Governor. Level about 75% of the abandoned areas of the city, plant some native trees. Then just start over, and create some sustainable green industries. No religious fervor needed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06260361781689958213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-7381149751836585712008-12-16T10:40:00.000-05:002008-12-16T10:40:00.000-05:00Tommy, VDub bus, of course. My oldest, our son, j...Tommy, VDub bus, of course. <BR/><BR/>My oldest, our son, just bought one for a road trip he and his friend are going to take sometime later this year. Fortunately he can fix anything. :) <BR/><BR/>He owns an Acura and a Blazer as well, but he's going through the 'technology (texting, television watching) materialism is all leading to the downfall of the entire world' phase.<BR/><BR/>But we love him. He can have that. It beats the alternative.calianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702074438747578526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-33426959535520444852008-12-14T13:40:00.000-05:002008-12-14T13:40:00.000-05:00Just remember WWJD.What Would Jesus Drive?Just remember WWJD.<BR/><BR/>What Would Jesus Drive?Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-74459522972978420932008-12-13T15:40:00.000-05:002008-12-13T15:40:00.000-05:00Why would God come down to help people prop up wha...Why would God come down to help people prop up what are essentially "idols" anyway? I understand the need that many in Detroit have for jobs, but those jobs were first built up and then torn down by pitifully poor lending practices. But as with anything else in life, it was not like most people were going to listen to what GOD would have said about going out on a limb and purchasing things that we can't afford in the first place. <BR/><BR/>We buy most of our cars with cash, not credit. What's more, we usually make something when we sell them several years later. One 1300$ 90 240 volvo sedan, sold it late this summer (3-4 years later) for 1600. A 93 240 wagon we bought almost 5 years ago for $1700.... and so on. I have no idea why the gov should come in and have to bail out auto makers. Many of us choose to live within our means but the gov and the big corps do not.<BR/><BR/>How aggravating. Whatever God does choose to do on this, I sure it has been long deserved.calianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702074438747578526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-61682101657791712832008-12-11T13:19:00.000-05:002008-12-11T13:19:00.000-05:00Righty O, Mr. Andrews. Righty O!Side note; My ver...Righty O, Mr. Andrews. Righty O!<BR/><BR/>Side note; My verification word is "gascommi." Coincidence?Sally Tomatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204732616189839192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-51409977596350762132008-12-11T06:42:00.000-05:002008-12-11T06:42:00.000-05:00"Religion is the opiate of the masses" Seems like..."Religion is the opiate of the masses" Seems like ol' Karl got that one right over a century ago. Keeping the "masses" drugged and ignorant makes for GREAT politics doesn't it?!Prineville Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617403852212140829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-25406495766966494062008-12-10T22:31:00.000-05:002008-12-10T22:31:00.000-05:00This kind of behavior, no, lack of logic, makes me...This kind of behavior, no, lack of logic, makes me want to vomit.Sally Tomatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204732616189839192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-77934605327919941112008-12-10T06:20:00.000-05:002008-12-10T06:20:00.000-05:00Oh btw Massimo do you really present yourself as a...<I>Oh btw Massimo do you really present yourself as an atheist, not just agnostic? Interesting. John Maynard Smith once said you can't really be sure, can you?</I><BR/><BR/>You can't really be sure if an invisible elephant made of frozen yogurt isn't hiding in your bathroom right now, or a time machine about to be activated in the chair you're sitting, etc. etc., but you act as if you were 100% sure there's nothing like that there.<BR/><BR/>Massimo: answering to that very nice last paragraph, I would quote: "The truth shall make you free". Religion is a consolation but it's also a prison for minds. You aren't really free if you are not allowed to think for yourself.<BR/><BR/>Regarding bailouts, I say no thanks; it's just giving a prize to people who are far from deserving any. Use that money to save the people instead of banks and corporations owners. No part of the manufacturing industry needs to be destroyed in the process. If the present owners can't keep them, let the workers administrate them themselves. Ok, it won't happen, I know... it didn't happen with the banks either. We would need a really big strike for that. :)Nachohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12156447773680384525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-41942965535457607272008-12-10T04:02:00.000-05:002008-12-10T04:02:00.000-05:00I quote everything, and in particular "thanks god ...I quote everything, and in particular "thanks god I am an atheist". Perfect close for a nice post!Giuseppe Liparihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725132152602547855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-58423961182530215142008-12-10T01:16:00.000-05:002008-12-10T01:16:00.000-05:00Ok, that wasn't a constructive comment.Sarcastic i...<B>Ok, that wasn't a constructive comment.</B><BR/><BR/>Sarcastic indeed. That's why I liked it. :-D<BR/><BR/>Anyway, these people should be careful what they pray for... Weren't people doing praying task forces or whatever to get gas prices below $2 a gallon? They got what they wanted in a funny way...J. Marcelo Alveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967299561849915314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-90249637399159066382008-12-09T23:03:00.000-05:002008-12-09T23:03:00.000-05:00At least you can laugh at this and they are not ha...At least you can laugh at this and they are not harming anyone. Before reading this I had stumbled across a video of a beheading in Iraq by some extremists affiliated to the "religion of peace" (which I will not mention to avoid offending the politically correct). In their case, praying next to a car would be reaching a human height which is currently way beyond their grasp. <BR/><BR/>Oh btw Massimo do you really present yourself as an atheist, not just agnostic? Interesting. John Maynard Smith once said you can't really be sure, can you?Huincahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16982673401388824986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-33363046610024240732008-12-09T22:51:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:51:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Huincahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16982673401388824986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-72074544241561560792008-12-09T18:28:00.000-05:002008-12-09T18:28:00.000-05:00Actually Massimo, I'm pretty sure god has a handle...Actually Massimo, I'm pretty sure god has a handle on this one. Once there is enough prayer, the recession will end and everything will back to normal. We'll know, of course, that enough people have prayed once the recession is over. Perfectly logical.<BR/><BR/>It's also perfectly sensible that god would intervene again in this recession, since he done so much to relieve unemployment and poverty in the past (can you even think of time when people were as destitute as they are now?) and other places around the world (really, is there anywhere that is or has ever been in economic dire straights as bad as the US right now?).<BR/><BR/>Ok, that wasn't a constructive comment. It's just too frustrating to hear about people praying for a bailout and not revert to sarcastic derision.Chris Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008164143878605805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-9292093217419220952008-12-09T17:45:00.000-05:002008-12-09T17:45:00.000-05:00No. I rather think that they are real people who c...No. I rather think that they are real people who cannot walk over water or devise socially beneficial bailouts.:DBiopoliticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045874185251304861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-46403705872054659482008-12-09T17:36:00.000-05:002008-12-09T17:36:00.000-05:00You mean you think the Government is a mythologica...You mean you think the Government is a mythological creature with no actual powers? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099460671669064269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-55234364164547204652008-12-09T16:26:00.000-05:002008-12-09T16:26:00.000-05:00Praying will not help workers, and neither will a ...Praying will not help workers, and neither will a bailout. A sensible government bailout is as likely as God's miraculous bailout.Biopoliticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045874185251304861noreply@blogger.com