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2008-05-16 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Death toll from Chinese quake likely to reach 50,000

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Posted by Fred 2008-05-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 OK, just how does "Free Will" apply here?

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-05-16 14:20|| 2008-05-16 14:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Free will in this situation describes how one chooses to respond to it: with optimism, pessimism, cynicism, pragmatism, working alone, working together... Lots of possibilities, Redneck Jim. Sadly, earthquakes are the result of the movement of the continental plates, and sometimes they occur where people are. After all, for most of the history of the planet there were no humans to complain that God done them wrong.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-05-16 17:40|| 2008-05-16 17:40|| Front Page Top

#3 TOPIX > DON-A ILBO > XINHUA: VICTIM TOLL MAY REACH TEN MILLION IN SICHUAN ALONE; + FOX NEWS > CHINA - over 50,000 are believed at this time to still be buried in quake debris. Recovery of bodies to take time.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-05-16 21:39|| 2008-05-16 21:39|| Front Page Top

#4 D *** NGED SKYNET/MATRIX, thats DONG-A-ILBO.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-05-16 21:41|| 2008-05-16 21:41|| Front Page Top

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