USAir A320 crash today 1/15

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AeroJim wrote:
some ppl believe in religion ifly, which is one thing you gave them a hard time about, I don't really understand how you can be angry about that.

The problem is not so much with individual beliefs, but with the mainstream media calling it a "miracle," as if we were still worshipping the sun, and
did not understand lightning and thunder.

The PILOT saved those people, not blind "luck" or some invisible or supernatural force. Those people saved themselves by following emergency
procedures. The rescuers saved those people by responding quickly.

Like I said, if this was a "miracle," what about every other deadly plane crash? Did "God" hate those other people?

If someone wants to believe in supernatural beings, fine, but they should not confuse that with the natural world. How does this affect me? Because I
want to fly airplanes built on solid engineering and rational safety standards, not superstition. I want to fly on those airplanes with people who
will follow those emergency procedures, and not freeze in place or get in my way waiting for some supernatural force to save them.

I just wish we were a bit more rational and a bit less superstitious. OK, more than just a bit.