You've heard similar stories in the news before. I'm rapidly getting tired of hearing the same tune. Yeah, yeah a potential tragedy or loss of life is averted by natural means, i.e. a person helping another person and anyone whose life or member of their families' life is spared immediately proceeds to thank, not the individual(s) who risked their safety and wellbeing in order to perform this noble act, but some fucking deity.
Take this recent story for example:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/13165880
Ms Beard saves toddler Jah-Nea Myles from a four-storey fall that would either result in permanent injury or death. Fantastically good news! ^^ All is fine, until the mother Helena Myles opens her condescending gob:
Seriously lady, I couldn't be happier for you and your babies' life. That is paramount, but you should have just kept your mouth shut and you'd be far more decent and respectful to us fellow humanists/activists out there. Thanking a god while ignoring or denouncing the real living person (who is standing right in front of you) because clearly they HAD to be an agent of divine intervention, because you think such acts and deeds cannot possibly come from humankind alone is insulting beyond belief.
Doesn't this piss you off also when theists do this? Ignore the real hero/heroine and thank their god?
Take this recent story for example:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/13165880
Ms Beard saves toddler Jah-Nea Myles from a four-storey fall that would either result in permanent injury or death. Fantastically good news! ^^ All is fine, until the mother Helena Myles opens her condescending gob:
Quote:"I'm thanking the Lord above right now for saving my child's life. I'm also thanking that lady because she was an angel sent from heaven."
Seriously lady, I couldn't be happier for you and your babies' life. That is paramount, but you should have just kept your mouth shut and you'd be far more decent and respectful to us fellow humanists/activists out there. Thanking a god while ignoring or denouncing the real living person (who is standing right in front of you) because clearly they HAD to be an agent of divine intervention, because you think such acts and deeds cannot possibly come from humankind alone is insulting beyond belief.
Doesn't this piss you off also when theists do this? Ignore the real hero/heroine and thank their god?
