Watching the latest news of the tornado fatalities in Missouri, I think I’m starting to get a better understanding of why the most fatalistic/eschatological forms of conservative evangelical Christianity have such a hold on so many folks in Tornado Alley. I can’t imagine living with that degree of uncertainty over whether my house and my loved ones might still be there tomorrow.
Best wishes to any readers in the danger zone, I do hope that you and yours are safe. I also hope you get better warning systems.
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Best wishes to everyone affected by this huge disaster.
People’s perspective on the scale of natural disasters is somewhat flexible: people in the US (including earthquake-prone northern California) have often expressed concern and horror when news of Australian city bushfires reach them and they learn that many people in Sydney and other cities accept a non-negligible risk of losing a home to fire in any given year. I don’t know if there’s an Australian national characteristic that corresponds to accepting the risk of fire though.
We all become at least partly accustomed to the common dangers of our own environments, I suppose.
I think it’s easier to prepare for a fire, avoid a fire and choose to live in an area unlikely to be in a bushfire path, though, than a tornado.