Yitz aka Isaac Wasileski (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} agnoster) wrote,@ 2007-11-13 14:46:00 |
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I'm really torn about this. It does, however, call to mind the Lazarus Long quote:
A very religious man hears a broadcast on the radio - a huge flood is coming. He says, "well, I've been a devout man all my life, prayed every day, God will save me." The water rises, a neighbor comes by in a row boat and tells him to hop in. "Go on without me, I've been a devout man all my life, prayed every day, God will save me." The boat leaves, the water rises so the man moves onto the roof. A helicopter comes by crying out on the bullhorn for the guy to climb the ladder. "Go on without me, I've been a devout man all my life, prayed every day, God will save me." Helicopter gives up and, needless to say, the guy drowns. He comes face to face with God and says, "Lord, I've been a devout man all my life, prayed every day, why didn't you save me." And God just rolls his eyes and says "I sent you a radio message, a boat, even a freakin' helicopter - what more did you want from me?"
Long story short, I never can feel too bad for anyone who enters themselves for a Darwin award. Maybe... I'm a bad person?
Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation. Stupidity is not a sin, the victim can't help being stupid. But stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity.Of course, in this case something might have been done about it, and I do believe medical care should be provided when it is needed. Still... it is a little poetic. I mean, I admire faith as much as... well, okay, probably a little less than the next guy. But people like this give everyone with real faith a bad name, because that's not faith, it's stupidity. God helps those who help themselves. Place your faith in Allah - but tie your camel first. Or, of course, the old joke, which I'll reproduce for shiggles:
A very religious man hears a broadcast on the radio - a huge flood is coming. He says, "well, I've been a devout man all my life, prayed every day, God will save me." The water rises, a neighbor comes by in a row boat and tells him to hop in. "Go on without me, I've been a devout man all my life, prayed every day, God will save me." The boat leaves, the water rises so the man moves onto the roof. A helicopter comes by crying out on the bullhorn for the guy to climb the ladder. "Go on without me, I've been a devout man all my life, prayed every day, God will save me." Helicopter gives up and, needless to say, the guy drowns. He comes face to face with God and says, "Lord, I've been a devout man all my life, prayed every day, why didn't you save me." And God just rolls his eyes and says "I sent you a radio message, a boat, even a freakin' helicopter - what more did you want from me?"
Long story short, I never can feel too bad for anyone who enters themselves for a Darwin award. Maybe... I'm a bad person?
