Japan's Devastating Earthquake: Finding Patterns in Nature's Fits of Rage
Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
by Kevin Baum
Survival Outpost
We are watching in horror as the full devastation of the Japan earthquake unfolds, and our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this terrible disaster. This tragedy represents yet another natural disaster following right on the heels of other epic events across the planet; is there a pattern to this madness? Is this the New Normal?
Pray for the people of earth, because Mother Nature is angry, and her wrath has no equal.
As we watch the videos of unspeakable devastation caused by Japan's recent record-breaking 8.9 earthquake and the resultant massive tsunami that raged over entire villages sucking up houses, factories, cars, trees and people in a swirling lahar-like mess, one can't help but to think of the Apocalypse. Even though most of us do not have a clear idea of what 'apocalypse' really is -- some vague notion of the end of the world as we know it -- I'm pretty sure the images of Japan will fit the bill, and I'm absolutely certain that the poor people that were washed away in the raging torrent of hydraulic flow thought that the world had come to an end. What a dreadful fate. God bless them.
Of course we have seen these images before. America has an obsession with doom and frequently mainlines this strange addiction through blockbuster movies. 2012-like special effects of entire cities falling into the oceans, massive fissures swallowing up neighborhoods, buildings swaying to and fro are standard fare. And we walk away from these movies full of popcorn and goo -- entertained as it were -- confident that such mind-boggling devastation is not really possible...special effects on steroids and Hollywood producers on Red Bull.
Well, unfortunately, Hollywood has just been one-upped by Mother Nature, and the images of real-life devastation are horrifying and surreal. Nothing is more frightening than the real thing...
It's natural when confronted with such epic events to ask a simple question, "What is going on here?" Its hard-wired into the human DNA to seek out patterns in life, to identify the cause-effect relationship between the things that we observe around us and within us. We humans want to know Why things are happening, what causes the often strange phenomena that constitutes our reality. And this natural inquisitiveness has served us quite well over the years, and indeed is the reason why we have advanced to such pillars of technology and science. Our desire to know what is going on around us is to our credit, and we should continue to ask important questions about life and the world around us, especially when they involve the things that can ruin our day, such as a major earthquake.
So it was with an incredible amount of confusion that I watched three so-called scientific experts on cable news last night systematically debunk patterned-reasoning for the causative agents of the devastating earthquake in Japan...as nonsense. Indeed, one USGS expert even went so far as to tell the people of the world that there is no pattern to the strange increase in epic events around the world and to, essentially, shut up and stop worrying about it. Live with it, would be a good summary of his opinion; (or die with it, depending upon where you live). Subsequently, another expert -- a popular astrophysicist -- characterized the recent concern about the upcoming SuperMoon conjunction of March 19 and its potential effect on the earth as pure nonsense, (a special alignment of the earth, sun and moon that a lot of thinking people are becoming increasingly concerned about). He then proceeded to tell us how the moon affects the ebb and flow of the earth's tides, but it doesn't affect the earth itself, and could not have contributed to the devastating Japan earthquake.
Hold on a minute here...
The moon can affect the tides but not the earth itself, in spite of the compelling historical correlations between SuperMoon alignments of the past and severe geophysical and meteorological events on the earth (including, I might add, the 2005 Indonesian tsunami)? This, is nonsense? I suppose it would be equally nonsensical to claim that the sun's recent solar storm activity, including an X-class flare just days prior to the Japan earthquake, could have contributed to this disaster...even though there is ample evidence that solar activity affects our world in mysterious ways.
Indeed, to dismiss any idea as pure nonsense is either arrogance, foolishness, or a dodge, and definitely not in the spirit of intellectual curiosity. And remember, whenever somebody categorically dismisses an idea as nonsense, that should be a clear and compelling call to action to investigate it further (especially when the debunker is a paid MediaCorp 'expert').
Trust your own instincts... Something is going on in, under and around our world and universe. It's almost as if the events of September 11, 2001 tipped some galactic scale and ushered in an era of the extreme, and now we are having to learn how to live in this new reality. Epic events, both natural and human, do appear to be on a dramatic rise in both scale and frequency. There are likely numerous reasons for why this is happening, from global warming to solar activity...to an increasing awareness of life's unfair disparities to geoengineering...and yes, even to SuperMoon conjunctions. We may never know the Truth behind what is happening in our world today.
But I do know this: if we quit asking questions about our world and why it might be changing around us, and simply accept the MediaCorp party line as doctrine, we are likely sentencing ourselves to become victims of the rapid changes that are happening around us. Frankly, I would rather be prepared, and will keep thinking for myself in spite of claims of nonsense.
Keep thinking. Keep asking questions. Look for patterns and trust your instincts.
Be Prepared.
Kevin is co-owner of SurvivalOutpost.com, an on-line store specializing in Emergency Preparedness Supplies, Survival Kits and Freeze Dried Food for individuals, families and businesses. The SurvivalOutpost philosophy is to balance reason with readiness, and to encourage self-sufficiency and independence as tools to survive in an increasingly unpredictable world.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)This was an amazing stuff. I totally agree that the moon coming to the closest point to the earth is definitely causing these changes. The other thing is, as you also mentioned, Mother Nature is angry for having misused her compassion and patience over a period of time and this must stop.
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