On Natural Disasters and “God”

45 Dead as Tornadoes Pound South, Midwest
Furious Storm Reportedly Spawned Over 100 Tornadoes

Wow, even in the Bible Belt. If these had hit New Orleans, or LA, you know what the Evangelicals would claim: God’s retribution for moral failings. Too bad some are compelled to put a religious spin on such events, without a shred of evidence or logic to support it. It only feeds the anti-science myth-machine.  And speaking of science, there IS ample evidence that humans are accelerating climate change, and these sorts of storms, as all reputable climate scientists will tell you, are to be expected in increasing frequency, and intensity as a result.

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