Japan hit with 7.4 Magnitude Quake AfterShock...

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Just when Japan was finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, they get hit with a strong 7.4 aftershock from the 9.0 Quake that occurred last month in March. Okay now I don't mean to sound like Glenn Beck here but why does it seem like God hates Japan?

People are fearing that the 7.4 Aftershock might trigger another tsunami like what happened last month but so far only advisories are opened up as nothing bad has happened fortunately. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries or major damage, and the operator of the tsunami-ravaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant said there was no sign the aftershock had caused new problems there. Workers retreated to a quake-resistant shelter in the complex, with no injuries.

So yeah, nothing major so hopefully things will get back to normal soon. Just thought I'd give you guys a heads up about what's going on.
 
Ya, poor Japan. I did a speech on the nuclear power plant, and if Japan is hit again, and it damages the plant, Japans in trouble.
 
They are well on their way, once they get done taking care of the radiation problems as well as the Nuclear Power Plants (which they've managed to secure and stopped the problems with it) hopefully they can get back to using all their energy since right now they are forced to cut back on it due to the ongoing situation.

I really want to say that Japan is out of the woods but it doesn't look like it just yet. We are still keeping them in our prayers and that they'll recover faster (hopefully). Mother Earth I please ask of you to spare Japan If it's not too much trouble. Sure they have their flaws just like every other country but they have a great community with nice people.

http://newsonjapan.com/
 
Pray louder, god can't hear you, he's too busy shaking the ground.

No but seriously, those poor kids. It was already devastating enough that they lost grinders because of it.

Then it happens again.

It would be hilarious if it wasn't so devastating.

Many prayers being sent their way.
 
I believe two people died from the earthquake. One died from shock and another person died when her oxygen respirator lost power; both in their 60-70's. I do remember reading around 40-60 people were injured; none severe. More problematic is the lost of electricity.

I actually did feel this earthquake albeit very slightly (I was riding my bike when I the March 11th earthquake hit thus I didn't feel it). I only felt it because I was sitting on the floor at the time.

I feel horrible for all the people in the Tohoku region. I have started to try to conserve energy, buy as little food as possible, and use water from the faucet instead of buying bottled water at the store.
 
Can we just... not trash God for stuff like this? I don't want to get into another stupid theological discussion on here, but I will say that God makes things happen for a reason. I am really sorry for the nation of Japan right now, and I hope they recover quickly. But God had a reason for letting that happen, even if we can't see it now. Some good will come of this.

I am really glad that the aftershock wasn't as damaging as the initial earthquake. Hearing about the aftershock gave me a fright, but I heard there won't be another major tsunami. Thank goodness.
 
What kind of good will come out of this aftermath? That everyone should give up playing Pokemon and not try to rely on Japan so much for video games, anime/manga, and otaku culture is that what you're getting at?

Just because Japan and the rest of the world suffers we can't enjoy ourselves and that makes us heartless scumbags right? If you can help Japan with their problems props to you but If you can't then what can you do? Join the military cause you have no life?
 
sturtle said:
God had a reason for letting that happen, even if we can't see it now.
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It doesn't matter if you wanna attribute the reason to God or to natural plate tectonics. A tragedy is a tragedy. It doesn't become any less acceptable or bearable if people say it was the will of God, that would just be like pushing the blame from a natural event to a deity.

Saying "God has a reason for letting it happen, some good will come out of this" is a pretty insensitive thing to say. It's basically implying that 10000 human lives had to perish (emphasis on 'HAD TO' since you say it's a deliberate act of God) in Sendai for "some good" to come out. You do the math.
 
XieRH said:
sturtle said:
God had a reason for letting that happen, even if we can't see it now.
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It doesn't matter if you wanna attribute the reason to God or to natural plate tectonics. A tragedy is a tragedy. It doesn't become any less acceptable or bearable if people say it was the will of God.
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True enough. Like I said, I'm not bible-thumping. What happened in Japan is awful, terrible, etc. I'm just putting the thought out there that God doesn't cause bad things to happen because he enjoys it. He is following his plan for the world.

I'm seriously not trying to push anything on anyone. I am simply adding my personal thoughts, like anyone else is allowed to do. Mine happen to be Christian. Anyone is free to disagree with those thoughts.
 
sturtle said:
I'm just putting the thought out there that God doesn't cause bad things to happen because he enjoys it. He is following his plan for the world.
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Well theres an issue... what do you mean by "thought?". Is it a speculation, or do you know something we're not aware of?

Assuming it is just a random thought, then there is an equal chance of other thoughts as well. Maybe God enjoys doing stuff like that or maybe he didn't even plan it, it just turned out like that because of the way he designed Earth's internal structure during Genesis, we don't know, and we will never know. Thus, two people, one who believes God has his reasons, and the other who just plain thinks God is cruel, can be equally valid since neither is right or wrong.

I don't believe in "knowing God". In fact I think the idea is bordeline arrogance or egoism, like you're claiming to "know" the President and why he does certain things, even though you never met him or studied about him. God is not an aspect of knowledge, but of faith. Which brings us to the issue, do you know what you said, or is it just something you believe in? Because beliefs can be challenged legitimately by other beliefs (that may be different, yet in no way inferior).
 
XieRH said:
Well theres an issue... what do you mean by "thought?". Is it a speculation, or do you know something we're not aware of?

Assuming it is just a random thought, then there is an equal chance of other thoughts as well. Maybe God enjoys doing stuff like that or maybe he didn't even plan it, it just turned out like that because of the way he designed Earth's internal structure during Genesis, we don't know, and we will never know. Thus, two people, one who believes God has his reasons, and the other who just plain thinks God is cruel, can be equally valid since neither is right or wrong.

I don't believe in "knowing God". In fact I think the idea is bordeline arrogance or egoism, like you're claiming to "know" the President and why he does certain things, even though you never met him or studied about him. God is not an aspect of knowledge, but of faith. Which brings us to the issue, do you know what you said, or is it just something you believe in? Because beliefs can be challenged legitimately by other beliefs (that may be different, yet in no way inferior).
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It's just a belief. I think the word "thought" and the lack of the word "knowledge" makes that clear.
And of course there is the possibility of other things being true. That's the point of faith. It's not faith if it's known to be true. sturtle believes in that, and he's not forcing it on you. Nowhere did he say he knew God, you'll notice. So I don't see the point of your entire last paragraph, since it's all built upon the basis of him having said he knows God. And at the end, once again, it is just something he believes in. And of course beliefs can be challenged. But, as you said, that doesn't make him wrong... it seems like he's presenting a belief, and then your argument is that beliefs aren't necessarily true and that they can be challenged.
I'm Catholic, but I don't agree completely with sturtle's beliefs. I believe God does not control every aspect of society. I think this earthquake was just a natural occurrence, caused by movement of tectonic plates.
My prayers go out to Japan. Hopefully they've seen the worst behind them.
 
See? This is what I like. A level-headed discussion about religion.

I agree with Scizorlicious on this one. I never said I "knew" God, because he is incomprehensible. That again, is a whole other idea that is not for forum discussion. I really like the way Scizorlicious put it. I have a belief, he has a belief, and they don't coincide. But we aren't at each others throats. We realize that beliefs can be challenged, so we accept our differences and focus on what this topic is about. We can both pray for Japan, so why wouldn't we? That's our belief that our prayers can help. Anyone else with different beliefs has a different way of dealing with disaster. I think where religion fails is when we deny each other, and reject another's beliefs. As long as we are able to accept another person's beliefs on a subject, while still keeping about your own beliefs, that's when there is a good discussion. And i'll leave it at that.

Card Slinger J: It's kind of what has been mentioned. I can't possibly know what God will do with this disaster. I have just have to put my faith into whatever he can do. I'll admit, there is a lot of times that I don't put my faith in God. But I find, that for my faith, anything is easier to cope with knowing God can do something. That's just my faith.

I really appreciate having a conversation like this. Religion topics on pokebeach can usually be very ugly, simply because of the attitude of the people. I realize that some of you are atheists, (Most of my league players are atheist) and I appreciate you honestly discussing religion in a controlled manner.
 
I'm not an Athiest as I am a Christian, however I'm hoping for God to at least spare Japan to let them recover cause they've been dealt with so many problems as it is. They just recently had another 7.1 Tremor however it's not that bad nor was it near as bad as the 9.1 from last month fortunately.

I think the United States could learn a thing or two from Japan in regards to not looting and being more positive about the situation. The situation with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina back in 2005 seems kinda racist so I won't say anything regarding that.

The U.S. however did learn from what lead to the events of 9/11 however and that kind of shows how countries can get stronger in terms of resolve and strength in numbers. Though it did come with it's own problems as well especially with the American Muslim community.
 
I am hoping that sometime soon they will be able to pull themselves out of this crisis. High hopes and high prayers to them.
 
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