The answer is blowing in the wind

I'm not sure why stories about people dying from falling objects strike a chord with me: http://www.globaltvedmonton.com/money/Bundle+steel+blamed+Calgary+death/1867995/story.html

I guess the reason is that tragedies like these reinforce the silliness of belief in a supernatural deity (at least an all-loving one) who actively intercedes in the world of human affairs. After careful consideration, I have reluctantly been forced to conclude that there is little difference between humanity and ants meandering across the sidewalk. What is the difference? We both can experience painful stimuli and, therefore, we both can presumably suffer. Obviously, humans have much more complex reasoning capacity than ants which allows us the capacity to conceive of a deity. However, if there is a God, why would he/she/it care any more about the death of a human than an ant? I can understand why we care more about ourselves but, presumably, an ant would have more concern for its kin (if only instinctively) than it would have for our welfare.

Have you ever fished with live bait? To be frank, I don't understand how anyone who professes to believe in an afterlife where scores are settled for earthly sins on earth could ever do that. In my opinion, the only kind of people who can fish with live bait and a clear conscience are nihilists. I fish with live bait but not with a clear conscience - I freely admit that there is something about the practice that I find intrinsically repulsive.