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2007-07-11 09:39:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To Grren eyed: well we don't but we do appreciate irony
2007-07-11 09:46:09 · update #1
I hate to be such a hypocrite, but I have to admit to it. That's a point and laugh moment, from this cybernetic distance. I'm going to have to think about the human side of the issue instead of only the events to make up for that.
I don't think it's so much that the guy got hit by lightning, but the reactions of the people around the incident and, mostly, the irony of it all. I also can't help but cynically wonder at what would have been made of this juxtaposition of events if it had been Richard Dawkins struck instead of an unknown Christian.
2007-07-11 10:22:04 · answer #1 · answered by Muffie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love the irony. But, such a thing as bing struck by lightning from a cloudless sky is actually quite common.
If you study the Earth's atmospherics - even just as a hobby - you'll find that the most deaths and injuries caused by a natural phenomenon is being struck by lighning. You'll also find that the majority of lightning strikes occur from seemingly cloudless skies several minutes before or after a thunderstorm.
This is because most people assume that there is no possibility of a bolt of lightning being generated unless there are clouds directly overhead. So, when there is a thunderstorm overhead or nearby, people are more likely to take some kind of precaution (like get inside a car or building). And, they think they are safe from a lightning strike, so they don't take any precautions.
But, cloud-to-ground lightning can travel up to 30 miles from the leading or trailing edge of a thunderstorm. In fact, since thunder can only travel about 10 miles and still be audible, by the time you can hear thunder, you have already been in danger of being struck by lightning for about 15 minutes, regardless of whether it's sunny or cloudy.
2007-07-11 16:53:45 · answer #2 · answered by Paul in San Diego 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I read about that on Fark. Had a great old laugh at the irony. Guess God didn't like what he was sellin'. I especially liked how they explained the likelihood of him getting hit being astronomical.
2007-07-11 16:43:30 · answer #3 · answered by Jake S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Poor thing. That actually happens relatively often in Florida.
Good thing atheists and other rational-minded, science-respecting people don't attribute every natural phenomena to a God's wrath or blessing, huh?
2007-07-11 16:43:45 · answer #4 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's fairly common in Florida. Some have been playing golf, some teens have been hit while playing baseball or football on sunny days.
2007-07-11 16:45:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heh, guess the poor ******* wasn't meeting God's sales quota.
2007-07-11 17:28:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
God can speak loud and clear when he wants to huh?
Here's another one:
http://www.snopes.com/religion/bolt.asp
2007-07-11 16:47:39 · answer #7 · answered by Libby A 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not saying God sent a message .... but
2007-07-11 16:43:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Laws of Nature: 1 God: 0
Laws of Nature: "He he - got him! Your move, God. " *sticks out tongue*
God: "Arsebucket!"
2007-07-11 16:53:50 · answer #9 · answered by LittleMissSunshine 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is something deliciously ironic about it, isn't there?
2007-07-11 16:51:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋