Today in Vox Day logic: It rained, ergo, atheists are wrong

Vox Day

Mocking the “Internet Superintelligence”’s mocking of the (purportedly mocked) mocker:

Mr. PZ Myers unwisely elected to mock Texas governor Rick Perry's prayer request for some much-needed rain in the face of a drought:

Texans, you have my sympathy. But don't worry! You have a dynamic governor and a responsive legislature that will do everything it can to aid drought-stricken farmers and parched cities. They will provide the Republican solution.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICK PERRY, Governor of Texas, under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Texas, do hereby proclaim the three-day period from Friday, April 22, 2011, to Sunday, April 24, 2011, as Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas. I urge Texans of all faiths and traditions to offer prayers on that day for the healing of our land, the rebuilding of our communities and the restoration of our normal way of life.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and have officially caused the Seal of State to be affixed at my Office in the City of Austin, Texas, this the 21st day of April, 2011.

Isn't that helpful?

Based on the empirical evidence, the only answer one can provide is, apparently, yes.

Mother Nature gave the hundreds of firefighters battling the Possum Kingdom Complex fire an Easter Sunday blessing in the form of rain. On a day that Governor Rick Perry had declared a "Day of Prayer for Rain," 2 to 3 inches of rain fell over Possum Kingdom Lake. Along with heavy rain and pea-sized hail, the storm brought with it a Tornado Warning in Palo Pinto County that later expired without incident. The much needed rain was a welcome sight to the hundreds of firefighters working to contain the fire.

And yet some dare to say that God doesn't have a sense of humor. One of the things I most appreciate about God is the apparent enjoyment He takes in mocking His mockers.

And here, we have another gleam into Vox Day’s contorted mind. As always, it’s virtually impossible to tell whether or not this is his idea of sarcasm, but given his repeatedly proclaimed stance on such issues, he most likely truly is conflating correlation with causation yet again in actually declaring that because it rained subsequently to PZ’s mocking of Gov. Gerry’s absurd proclamation, ergo, God.

Yes … “superintelligence”, indeed.