God is in charge, He’s just not named Jesus
Two months ago, when credit markets around the world were anxious over soured mortgage notes, Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson said he was confident investors would work things out. NYT A1, 10-16-07
[Adam Smith wrote] “The ancient stoics were of opinion, that as the world was governed by the all-ruling providence of a wise, powerful, and good God, every single event ought to be regarded, as making a necessary part of the plan of the universe, and as tending to promote the general order and happiness of the whole…” This doctrine anticipates the better-known statement of Smith’s own opinion that the self rich “are led by an invisible hand” to help the poor and to serve the interest of society at large.—Introduction to THEORY OF MORAL SENTIMENTS, p. 8 (Oxford University Press, 1976)
Or Maybe It’s Man’s Fault
The Vatican, concerned about the impact of climate change on the poor, [is sending out the message] that believers’ decisions can contribute to global warming, which might intensify natural phenomena like typhoons. …[after a typhoon in the Philippines, auxiliary bishop says] “it is man who disordered everything and we are suffering the consequences of this.” WSJ B11 10-16-07
…in a sign that administration officials are more worried about market problems than they earlier let on, [Paulson] and other top Treasury officials are prod Wall Street and the mortgage industry for solutions. NYT A1,10-16-07
Or Maybe it’s God’s Fault
Everything that happens to us is our own fault. But that’s not our fault.-- Mary Hartmann, Mary Hartmann. NYRB,10-15-07 p 68
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