thank god there are still good people in the world.
Onlookers gaped in disbelief as bystanders rushed to lift a burning car from a stunned motorcyclist pinned beneath it after a near-fatal collision.
"I'm just very thankful for everyone that helped me out," biker Brandon Wright told The Associated Press from his hospital bed. "They saved my life."
Authorities said Wright, 21, was riding his motorcycle near the Utah State University campus in Logan when he collided with a black BMW pulling out of a parking lot.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/world/ordinary ... z1XuFt8RPJ
Ordinary heroes
Ordinary heroes
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: Ordinary heroes
Not ordinary heroes - Mormons!
Seriously, good on them.
Seriously, good on them.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
Re: Ordinary heroes
The video of this heroic act shows that it was much a much bigger deal than it might appear in print. That mesh of car and motorcycle was burning out of control
The word, "Hero," is much abused in our culture. A hero is someone who seeks to help others at his (her) own risk.
These people were heroes.
The word, "Hero," is much abused in our culture. A hero is someone who seeks to help others at his (her) own risk.
These people were heroes.
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Re: Ordinary heroes
GAH!
Re: Ordinary heroes
For that the Osmonds are going to hunt you down and force you to listen to their greatest hits.
"Hang on while I log in to the James Webb telescope to search the known universe for who the fuck asked you." -- James Fell
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I was being somewhat facetious, but then out of curiosity looked it up - and the population of Logan, it turns out, is 95% Mormon. Who'da thunk it? 
I'm jealous, Sue - I've heard great things about that show on NPR. In particular, I've heard that Mormons like it!
I'm jealous, Sue - I've heard great things about that show on NPR. In particular, I've heard that Mormons like it!
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
Re: Ordinary heroes
Mormons are better Christians than almost all putative 'Christians'. They don't fuck your children, for a start.bigskygal wrote:Not ordinary heroes - Mormons!
Seriously, good on them.
yrs,
rubato
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Except for the splinter group ones that take multiple child brides, at least.
"Hang on while I log in to the James Webb telescope to search the known universe for who the fuck asked you." -- James Fell
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I wasn't attacking Mormons. I've known some very nice ones, in fact.
That being said, Warren Jeffs is an example of a Mormon who fucks children and depends on religion to justify it. Just sayin'. Religious freaks of all stripes equally earn my contempt.
That being said, Warren Jeffs is an example of a Mormon who fucks children and depends on religion to justify it. Just sayin'. Religious freaks of all stripes equally earn my contempt.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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With all due respect:
"Many Mormons are better 'christians' than many people who profess to be Christians."
Theologically, the beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints are about as close to orthodox Christianity (c.f. The Nicene Creed) as they are to Rastafarianism. One of the more interesting aspecs of LDS is their perpetual campaign to conceal how bizarre their theology and beliefs are, and to make outsiders believe they are "just another Christian church."
"Many Mormons are better 'christians' than many people who profess to be Christians."
Theologically, the beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints are about as close to orthodox Christianity (c.f. The Nicene Creed) as they are to Rastafarianism. One of the more interesting aspecs of LDS is their perpetual campaign to conceal how bizarre their theology and beliefs are, and to make outsiders believe they are "just another Christian church."
Re: Ordinary heroes
The LDS church is a cult.
No more, no less.
No more, no less.
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato