... it Couldn't Hurt

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One of the other great items on TV this week was the story of the pet Dolphins who were washed out to sea by Katrina. The group has been found together and two of them have been rescued. Seems they are dependent of the aquarium folks because they have no social or survival skills and will probably not survive in the open sea.

President Bush has decreed today as a 'National Day of Prayer.' I have no objection, based on the wager of Blaise Pascal to the effect that, '... it couldn't hurt.'

'Niger vs New Orleans' refers to the relative weight of the victims and their relative attitude. The Niger victims are skinny whereas the New Orleans victims are obese. The Niger victims are apathetic whereas the New Orleans victims are pissed off. This tends to suggest that apathy is a result of hopelessness whereas anger is a result of hope.