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Re: REALLY OT: News Flash



On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 08:36:42AM -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 01:16:58AM -0800, Steve Lamb wrote:
> > 
> >     That implies that the care when they're fat and happy, which today's day
> > and age clearly shows they don't.  That's not a flaw with economics, that's a
> > flaw with most people's character.
> > 
> I wouldn't even describe it as a character flaw.  It is more a fact of
> human nature.  Look at how much church attendance jumped in the US in
> the weeks following 9/11.  To many people, the world was not as certain
> and secure as they thought, and so they looked for spiritual guidance.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> -Roberto
> 

This actually falls into a similar category as one of my favorite 
phrases ever: "There are no atheists in foxholes". 



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