Warbler said:
C3PX said:
A large quantity of people dying at once seems tragic and all, but the lasting effect is quite minor.
minor? tell that to the people that lost loved ones on 911 and from Katrina. I also don't consider the lasting effects of having your home(and everything in it) destroyed(as happened to many in Katrina) as minor.
Everything and everyone dies eventually. A few less people isn't going to harm anything. Sure, it is tragic for families, but in the grand scheme of things incidents like Katrina and 911 aren't even a blip. Losing your home sucks and all, I wouldn't like it, but in the end, it doesn't really matter, it is of no universal significance.
Warbler said:
911 is insignificant on a global/historical/sociopolitical scale? I think not.
It is of historical significance as an attack against the US and the wars that followed. Death toll wise, it is very insignificant. Notice how you listed recent events? Rather than listing the Pompei or some other ancient attack on a nation? Even though those things might be of historical significance to you, I doubt you have the same feelings about Pompi as you do about Katrina, or even the same feelings about Pearl Harbor as you do 911.