I have no problem with people praying to stop or slow down Rita. I think it's a good idea. I don't think it will make a lick of difference, but it's a good idea.
What bothers me is the religious right trying to suffocate real science education in this country. Because science is the only thing that has an actual chance of saving us from these types of storms. Seriously, how much will our growing scientists need to unlearn in order to be effective in their jobs? Will they have to unlearn some folk story about a 6,000 year old earth? It's crazy.
People who want to believe in creation can do that. But let scientists teach science. Real, provable science. So that we can find out how we have messed up the environment so badly that we have created two super storms (or more) in the same season. And figure out how we can fix it.
If it weren't for science we wouldn't have projections on the path of these storms. The type of projections which saves millions of lives. We wouldn't have satellite imagery. The very same imagery that abortion rights opponents cite when they see fetuses in the images and tell us that the storm is God's wrath. Seems a little odd that God would make a sign that's only visible with a satellite or an over flight. Both of which would not be possible without science.
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