ramrod wrote:
Dr. Zaius wrote:
*sigh* this is what happens when you believe in a deity. Whenever something tragic happens, you somehow think it's your fault and god is punishing you...
Grow up, it's not uncommon for seismic activity to happen in the "ring of fire", as it's not uncommon for Asia to be hit with tsunamis...
The thing is Zaius, this wasn't any normal tsunamis, this was one of a monumental proportion. This act of nature has killed over 50,000 people, much more than any other.
ramrod, ramrod, the only reason that there was so much devistation was because that is one of the worlds most densly populated areas. i mean look at the countries in that area. There is India with nearly 1 billion people, Indonesia has over 100 million, Sri Lanka has about 60 million. Over sixth of the world's population lives in that area.
Another thing, The Ring of Fire surrounds the Pacific Ocean not the Indian