New Orleans the next Atlantis???

[Matt D.]

Just read this on CNN.com. I'm amazed at the offers of help coming in from around the world.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/03/katrina.world.aid/index.html

[Onefast99gsx]

Yes, i saw that too. That's great to see. Even countries that we're in tension with are offering help. Heck, Fidal Castro even offered to send help. Perhaps this will pull the nations closer together. Who knows.

[Matt D.]

The only thing is that we have yet to accept any outside help. I think they're still assessing the damage and what we actually need outside of monetary donations to the Red Cross. I believe those trucks from Mexico are already coming and being accepted, as is any help that other countries already have placed in the US prior to the storm.

[Tauni]

Here's just a random bit for people to think about.

I don't know how man y of you consider yourselves Religious (specifically Christian), but my dad told me about this and I thought it was rather interesting.

In the Bible there is a story about two cities, Sodom and Gamora. These two cities were full of sin; sex, gambling, drinking, adultry- things we may not consider to bad now, but were HORRIBLE back then. So anyways, in the story God sees all the sin in these two cities and decides to wipe out the two cities. So he sends a storm, and more or less it rained fire down on them and both cities were destroyed.

About a week or two before the Hurricane shit started, before they even realized it was coming, my dad (who is really religous) was listening to radio sermons and the preachers were talking about how today our world has dropped to such low standards and that there is so much sin that it wouldn't be far from reality if God pulled another stunt and took out some of the most sinful cities, possibilities (in their minds) being cities such as LA, Vegas, NEW ORLEANS, etc.

Since New Orleans is below sea level, it would be the perfect explination. It's interesting, whether or not you are very religous. I don't know exactly how much of everything I believe, but coming from the side of me thats been brought up believing every word of it, it makes sense.

It pisses me off though. Why the fuck would God want to do that. What about all the innocent lives he would be taking. If he wants to wipe out the bad people fine, all the murderers and rapists, fine, take them, but why take all the innocent lives? Why destroy EVERYTHING? Especially now? Our country is already at war, and we are constantly on the look out for terrorism. This just puts us in an even weaker position. I don't think we should pull all of the troops out, I think a few are necissary so that stays under control, but as of right now why is the disaster on our home ground not prioritized as much as it should be? It doesn't seem right.

[1ViciousGSX]

That seems a little "overboard" for me. If God wanted to wipe out sin, why are all those "sinners" still alive?Here's just a random bit for people to think about.

I don't know how man y of you consider yourselves Religious (specifically Christian), but my dad told me about this and I thought it was rather interesting.

In the Bible there is a story about two cities, Sodom and Gamora. These two cities were full of sin; sex, gambling, drinking, adultry- things we may not consider to bad now, but were HORRIBLE back then. So anyways, in the story God sees all the sin in these two cities and decides to wipe out the two cities. So he sends a storm, and more or less it rained fire down on them and both cities were destroyed.

About a week or two before the Hurricane shit started, before they even realized it was coming, my dad (who is really religous) was listening to radio sermons and the preachers were talking about how today our world has dropped to such low standards and that there is so much sin that it wouldn't be far from reality if God pulled another stunt and took out some of the most sinful cities, possibilities (in their minds) being cities such as LA, Vegas, NEW ORLEANS, etc.

Since New Orleans is below sea level, it would be the perfect explination. It's interesting, whether or not you are very religous. I don't know exactly how much of everything I believe, but coming from the side of me thats been brought up believing every word of it, it makes sense.

It pisses me off though. Why the fuck would God want to do that. What about all the innocent lives he would be taking. If he wants to wipe out the bad people fine, all the murderers and rapists, fine, take them, but why take all the innocent lives? Why destroy EVERYTHING? Especially now? Our country is already at war, and we are constantly on the look out for terrorism. This just puts us in an even weaker position. I don't think we should pull all of the troops out, I think a few are necissary so that stays under control, but as of right now why is the disaster on our home ground not prioritized as much as it should be? It doesn't seem right.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Um yea.

[Super Bleeder!!]

the superdome is the new ark

[Halon]

Donated through my company. I think my company has donated around 200k now. I'm not going to state my opinions on everything because some people really are taking things personally and I try to steer clear of drama. I wish for the best for everyone down there.

[Tauni]

Thats what I was saying. It seemed pointless to me. I don't want to turn this into a religous battle, DSMstyle doesn't need to be the holder of the next holy war. I don't even know how much of it I believe. Oh well, I just thought it was interesting.

[AJ]

Is Bush too proud?

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/09/05/katrina.cuba/index.html