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Old 07-26-2018, 04:50 PM   #2300 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
1,600 people died needlessly here in 2005 when hurricane Katrina hit new Orleans, because it is below sea level. Everyone said they lived their whole lives or how ever many years there and didn't think it could happen to them.
History tells us any time it's man versus the sea the seas always win, it's only a matter of time.
2,977 people died in the WTC attack. Should I avoid buildings since they are inherently dangerous when people fly planes into them?

1,600 people is practically nothing compared to total deaths.

Everything is just a matter of time, it's just that cardiovascular disease and cancer usually takes us before other very unlikely circumstances do.

Perhaps when science eliminates natural causes of death and aging I will worry about living below a dam. Until then, I won't give a dam.
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