A quick thought/question...

I was thinking about "green" vehicle technologies, specifically hydrogen cars of the future. I found this quote...

"When hydrogen cars become the status quo, the U. S. can lessen its dependence upon foreign oil, achieve lower prices at the fuel pumps and cut down on the greenhouse gases that produce global warming."

It got me thinking about the "cut down on the greenhouse gases that produce global warming" part. I do believe it's well known that water vapor is one of the largest greenhouse gases today and it's also common knowledge that hydrogen fueled cars emit water vapor as exhaust.

/sarcasm on
So by exhausting water vapor, will we be warming up the planet even more?
/sarcasm off

There are some things in life...UPDATE

So, thankfully, everything has turned out as well as it could have and everyone is breathing a large sigh of relief. I don't remember the last time I completely lost control of my emotions like I did with this scare.

My wife has dictated that we should never have to receive calls like that from my parents ever again :-). Way too hard to handle.

In my last post, I said I would tell you what to do in situations like this. To tell you the truth, I really focused on daily life, going to my Son's football games, going out with friends, riding my motorcycle, having dinner with my wife, etc... All of this helped put the problem in perspective and allowed me to see and accept all possible outcomes. As stated before, thankfully, it turned out as well as it could have and life goes on.

Stay positive, take things as they come and with a grain of salt.

There are some things in life...

Some things that you can't escape, some things that happen despite living a good life, some things that happen regardless of race, religion, gender or age. One of these things happened to me (not me exactly but a family member) and I'm struggling to make sense of it, struggling to cope, and struggling to stay positive.

This is one of those things that make people find religion, not an option for me. So what do I turn to? What do I do when I can't fix the issue. I really don't know yet. In just 24 hours time, I've seen different responses to this, none are wrong but none help me. My wife asked the very poignant question today, "In times like this, how do you cope?". I knew what she meant, as I am atheist through and through.

As an atheist I have a different view of the world. To me the world is a logical set of inevitabilities. There are no reasons for things happening other than the fact that they do. Many look to outside influences (religion) to help explain why things happen. They look to these same outside influences to soften the blow and for the strength to move forward. I don't see it that way, in fact, quite the opposite.

I see religion as an excuse to stop thinking. I see it as debilitating and an offense to humanity today. No, I won't turn to religion. I'm not a terribly spiritual person either and so I won't turn to spirituality. What does that leave? Science? Sure, I've studied the problem and I do have a greater understanding of the why's, how's, and what's but that's not a soft squishy pillow to make me sleep better. So, what do I do?

I don't know yet...but I'll let you know when I do.