The Bali Earthquake
After the ridiculous vision of 10,000 people flying to Bali to discuss global warming and stay in tents (imagine the "carbon footprint" and pollution), and then having an earthquake on Dec. 7 remind them all that they are in no way in charge of the planet earth, well, it was just too rich. Virtually every story is the same AP report, which down played it (called it a jolt), but over at Forbes.com I did find:
JAKARTA (Thomson Financial) - A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Bali on Friday, officials said, and it was strongly felt at a UN climate conference in the resort island.
The earthquake, which hit at 17:45 pm (1035 GMT), struck 261 kilometers southwest of the Bali resort of Nusa Dua, where delegates are meeting to craft a strategy to combat climate change, Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said in a statement.
There was no threat of a tsunami, and the quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres, the agency said.
If you don't care for the Genesis account of creation (who did it and why and how long it took) try the more poetic Job 38-41 where the Lord asks Job, "Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? . . . Can you set up God's dominion over the earth?" And Job admits he spoke of things he didn't understand which were too wonderful for him to know. And he repented.
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I can only hazard a guess as to the relevance of including the creation myth with this report, but in their defense, I believe that all of the delegates did purchase carbon offsets. While these credits may or may not be practical, they at least represent an attempt to do the right thing. I guess that counts for something ... or should.
And I see no relevance in phony carbon offsets, but do see relevance in the creation account which should put Christians like Al Gore on alert that they don't control the climate. For non-Christians, it is of course meaningless. No one knows where that carbon bank is or who keeps track. It's another scam. Who is keeping track of counting the planted trees? Will there be a form to register? Next they'll charge you for riding your bike because you're perspiring into the atmosphere.
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