People use Ike to test out god's interest in them.

[a_unique_person]

"I believe in the man up there, God," said William Steally, a 75-year-old retiree who planned to ride out the storm in Galveston without his wife or sister-in-law. "I believe he will take care of me."


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,421788,00.html

There seem to be plenty of quotes like that in the news.

What he will learn is that god won't be doing a damn thing to help him out.

[Gagglegnash]

Hi

Didn't I cover this somewhere else?? (http://forums.randi.org/showpost.php?p=3564112&postcount=25)

[Kthulhut Fhtagn]

Hi

Didn't I cover this somewhere else?? (http://forums.randi.org/showpost.php?p=3564112&postcount=25)

Where does the bible say heaven helps those who help themselves? As a matter of fact after reading the bible I was fully under the impression that it stated that an individual asking for help was to remain quite and patient while God decided he wanted to help them or not.

[Gagglegnash]

Hi

It's an old maxim... maybe an Aesop thingie, or Ben Franklin. Take wisdom where you can find it.

However: I get a different message, both about praying (http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresults.php?passage1=1+Thessalonians+ 5%3A14-21&version1=9) and about being quiet and sitting around, waiting for an answer (http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresults.php?passage1=2%20Thessalonian s+3:10&version=9).

....

But, then again, I'm a heretic (http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresults.php?passage1=Matthew+5:16&version=9).

[maxfrost]

"I believe in the man up there, God," said William Steally, a 75-year-old retiree who planned to ride out the storm in Galveston without his wife or sister-in-law. "I believe he will take care of me."

Punchline to old joke: "And God says to him, 'I don't know what to tell you, William. I sent that boat around three times.'"