Columbian Plane crash miracle?

You've probably all seen descriptions of the plane crash in Columbia as a "miracle" that the airplane was struck by a bolt of lightning during landing, crashed, broke into three pieces.  Out of 131 people on board, only one person died, which has been described as the miracle.  Is it just me, but if you were that one person, it doesn't seem so miraculous.  In fact, it sure sounds like a divine hit-job to me.  Anyone else?

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Permalink Reply by FreeThinker on August 16, 2010 at 10:19pm
Yeah, I thought the same thing when I saw the news reports.
Permalink Reply by Garrick McElroy on August 16, 2010 at 10:42pm
That was one well placed lightning bolt. You think the big G is a sniper?
Permalink Reply by JF on August 16, 2010 at 10:44pm
i thought miracles were supposed to be good where everybody wins in light of gods terroristic ways.
Permalink Reply by Jennifer Nicole on August 17, 2010 at 12:04am
They died of a heart attack after, not from the crash itself. >.>

So they were all excited to be part of this miracle and his/her heart decided that was too much? >.>

But yeah, doncha love that in normal cases? How they ignore the misfortune of the dead to celebrate those who survived as a miracle.
Permalink Reply by Eric on August 17, 2010 at 9:12am
If it wasn't specifically a hit-job, then WTF? Angels just too lazy to save all 131 people..."well, we got 130 of these darn mortals, good enough boys!"
Permalink Reply by Cobbie Tigerpaw on August 17, 2010 at 9:25am
yeah it was a miracle god saved almost all the people for the plane crash he caused. Makes no sense. What about the person who died? I doubt they thought it was a miracle.
Permalink Reply by Dave Rogers on August 17, 2010 at 9:34am
Seems random chance is even more powerful than the Almighty...
Permalink Reply by FreeThinker on August 17, 2010 at 4:47pm
If all but one person had been killed, they'd have said that it was a miracle that there was a survivor.
Permalink Reply by Goz on August 19, 2010 at 6:24pm
Yeah,they always say that.
I remember when news stories never used that retarded "m" word. Damn I'm old.
Permalink Reply by Jaume on August 19, 2010 at 6:43pm
Yep. Tragedy and miracle are like the two faces of the same coin.
Permalink Reply by Louis on August 17, 2010 at 4:52pm
That's not a miracle. Being saved by unicorns is a miracle.
Permalink Reply by Goz on August 19, 2010 at 6:24pm
Well said.

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