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SUMMARY:Are Natural Disasters Inevitable? Insights from Science and Religi
 on - Prof. Bob White
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DESCRIPTION:Every week our media are filled with scenes from new disasters
  around the world. They range from hurricanes\, floods and landslides\, th
 rough earthquakes and volcanic eruptions\, to droughts\, famines and heatw
 aves. Invariably many people die or are injured and suffer as a result\, s
 ometimes stretching into tens and even hundreds of thousands of casualties
 . For religious believers their faith in a sovereign\, loving God may be c
 hallenged by this. Yet the magnitude of such suffering is not inevitable. 
 Natural hazards\, which are a consequence of the processes that actually m
 ake Earth a habitable home for humanity are frequently turned into disaste
 rs by poor human choices and actions. And often those who suffer are not t
 he same as those who caused the problem. Bob White will discuss how we mig
 ht address disasters using both scientific and religious insights.
LOCATION:Queen's Building Lecture Theatre\, Emmanuel College
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