> > I don't think this is good evidence, even within your own system of belief. Natural "disasters", so called, are only disastrous for humans, whether directly or indirectly.
> Bullseye. My fault for not thinking of it. Thanks for reminding me!
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> These things can be universally disastrous to humans, though, and the benefit to other creature types isn't an argument against calling it a disaster. When Hitler wiped out Jews, that was a disaster for the Jews but not the German high command; but that doesn't make it any less deplorable.

Uh, right, but I wasn't arguing about whether or not we should call these things disasters. Of course they're disasters to us. I was responding to your assertion that these events prove life does not exist on other planets. I'm sorry if my phrasing made this unclear.