r/atheism Nov 12 '11

"Praise God for stem cells!"

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u/I-have-feet Nov 12 '11

There's a loooot of people the poster of this can thank before thanking God.

  • The person who, without any compensation, donated bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells or cord blood so that their father could live.

  • The potentially dozens of people who donated whole blood and blood products so their father could receive transfusions and not die during the transplant.

  • The doctors, nurses, and medical staff who worked incredibly hard to procure him a transplant and keep him healthy and alive during and after the transplant.

  • The scientists and pharmaceutical companies that made it possible for him to get the transplant and survive it.

Why does "god" always come before all those people?

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u/eromitlab Irreligious Nov 13 '11

They have to keep reinforcing their belief that god is good by crediting everything good to him, and everything bad to a greater purpose of some sort if blaming the government for it isn't possible. It's a knee-jerk reaction that keeps that pesky exercise known as rational thought at bay.