Chilean miners: Has it made you rethink what's important in life?
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Thursday, 10 Oct. 2010
|18:06 - 19:00 GMT
After 69 days they've finally done it. All 33 miners are up and people are overjoyed. "I feel so proud to be a human." A sentiment repeated in many of the seemingly endless emails you've sent us on the Chilean miners rescue.
I've spent most of the morning clicking through your comments, from St Vincent's to Pakistan I get a real sense that the world stopped to watch these men emerge from the ground. I can't recall ever seeing so many heartfelt messages.
How has this story affected you? Are you now pausing for reflection? Has this story made you put things into perspective? Are you left with a greater faith in Humanity or God? Or is this a short term moment with no real lasting affects?
That''s all for today''s programme on the Chilean miners. You can still continue the discussion on our Facebook page however -
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Irving Tredler emailed - It makes me sick to hear about people's primitive beliefs in their god choosing to save some people and let die others rather than praise the compassion and expertise of those that did the work to save them. If people want to believe in this nonsense I don't want to hear it.
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Sam on Facebook - Personally, this event hasn't really influenced my attitude towards humanity or life because i really don't value life and i'll never risk having faith in disgusting humanity
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18:56
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Whether we believe it is God Who played a part in the rescue or not, I am sure that the miners felt that God had helped them.
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Alexis emailed - to give god credit for the rescue of the miners is the same as giving the devil credit for the cave-in, and just as ridiculous.
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Samuel on Facebook - I think the mine rescue has both spiritual and human powers at their best,moments like those are life changing
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18:50
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Dcurello emailed - I hope it is not just a 'nine-day wonder'. This shows that if they care to, politicians can indeed be in touch with the rest of us mortals. These men could have sent junior officers to deputise for them, but chose to be there personally.
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Reginald emailed - This event is a window into something bigger, something spiritual. I think it is a sign that our world is not doomed just yet... there is still hope to save us all. Praise God, he has given us something to cling onto.
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"Woman Does Not Have An Affair does not make much of a Tolstoy novel" - Time magazine''s James Poniewozik on the show, commenting on the role of the media in the story.
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18:44
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Eric in Paris emailed - God! Wow! Well, if god is behind the saving of those people, he is also behind the initial catastrophe. Why would he not be?
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Fred Kayondo Snr on Facebook - Yes it has taken me closer to God. This was purely a miracle. Very many people die in disasters all over the world. For these to be still alive is proof of a supernatural being.
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Sheri in Cleveland, Ohio emails - For those people who mention God and have greater faith in God, how do they answer who caused this? If they are going to say 'man' created this hell, but, God got them out of it, that is just wrong.
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Kathy in Oakland emailed - I am so happy that the miners were rescued but it has caused me to wonder. Why don't we care as much for the Iraq famlies displaced by the invasion and have lost family members? Or the Palestinians? Or the Kurds? Or the Armeniens? and the many others whose families have lost one or more members of their family.
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18:33
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Ted Nelson emailed - The living miners at the bottom were an embarrassment to the government and the Ministry of Mines, but by spending a lot of money they turned it into a media triumph. Let's say they spent a million dollars per miner-- that kind of money will never be spent for everyday safety. Modern industry-- capitalist OR communist-- requires workers' life to be frequently sacrificed for much less, and always will.
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18:32
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James Tinsley emailed - The rescue of the miners in Chile was accomplished entirely and in whole by human beings. God had absolutely nothing to do with it.
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18:30
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"Over the top" is right. We鈥檙e so desperate for a good-news moment, that millions embrace this one story. yes, it will be forgotten next week, but for the movie rights. Earth-shattering, game-changing, it鈥檚 not. Banks, amsterdam
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18:28
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Robyn in Kentucky posted on the blog - It seems we have a hard time enjoying good news. Embrace the moment, it won't last long. It shows that a whole country can come together and make something good out of something bad.
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Malkava on the blog - I cannot say it has particularly changed my life. I am relieved that the miners were rescued, it must have been a terrible and frightening experience. However, now that they are rescued, they will simply be forgotten within a week's time.
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18:26
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Daniel Guthrie on Facebook - The 主播大秀 should be ashamed of the blanket coverage devoted to this single topic.
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Jiban on Facebook - this incident has no doubt made strangers,friends from all over the world overnight, with many fighting and praying as one to save these miners.
Chilean miners: Has it made you rethink what's important in life?
| Thursday, 10 Oct. 2010 | 18:06 - 19:00 GMT
After 69 days they've finally done it. All 33 miners are up and people are overjoyed. "I feel so proud to be a human." A sentiment repeated in many of the seemingly endless emails you've sent us on the Chilean miners rescue.
I've spent most of the morning clicking through your comments, from St Vincent's to Pakistan I get a real sense that the world stopped to watch these men emerge from the ground. I can't recall ever seeing so many heartfelt messages.
How has this story affected you? Are you now pausing for reflection? Has this story made you put things into perspective? Are you left with a greater faith in Humanity or God? Or is this a short term moment with no real lasting affects?
Your comments
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That''s all for today''s programme on the Chilean miners. You can still continue the discussion on our Facebook page however -
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Irving Tredler emailed - It makes me sick to hear about people's primitive beliefs in their god choosing to save some people and let die others rather than praise the compassion and expertise of those that did the work to save them. If people want to believe in this nonsense I don't want to hear it.
Comment sent via Facebook
Sam on Facebook - Personally, this event hasn't really influenced my attitude towards humanity or life because i really don't value life and i'll never risk having faith in disgusting humanity
Comment sent via SMS
Whether we believe it is God Who played a part in the rescue or not, I am sure that the miners felt that God had helped them.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Alexis emailed - to give god credit for the rescue of the miners is the same as giving the devil credit for the cave-in, and just as ridiculous.
Comment sent via Facebook
Samuel on Facebook - I think the mine rescue has both spiritual and human powers at their best,moments like those are life changing
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Dcurello emailed - I hope it is not just a 'nine-day wonder'. This shows that if they care to, politicians can indeed be in touch with the rest of us mortals. These men could have sent junior officers to deputise for them, but chose to be there personally.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Reginald emailed - This event is a window into something bigger, something spiritual. I think it is a sign that our world is not doomed just yet... there is still hope to save us all. Praise God, he has given us something to cling onto.
Comment sent via host
"Woman Does Not Have An Affair does not make much of a Tolstoy novel" - Time magazine''s James Poniewozik on the show, commenting on the role of the media in the story.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Eric in Paris emailed - God! Wow! Well, if god is behind the saving of those people, he is also behind the initial catastrophe. Why would he not be?
Comment sent via Facebook
Fred Kayondo Snr on Facebook - Yes it has taken me closer to God. This was purely a miracle. Very many people die in disasters all over the world. For these to be still alive is proof of a supernatural being.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Sheri in Cleveland, Ohio emails - For those people who mention God and have greater faith in God, how do they answer who caused this? If they are going to say 'man' created this hell, but, God got them out of it, that is just wrong.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Kathy in Oakland emailed - I am so happy that the miners were rescued but it has caused me to wonder. Why don't we care as much for the Iraq famlies displaced by the invasion and have lost family members? Or the Palestinians? Or the Kurds? Or the Armeniens? and the many others whose families have lost one or more members of their family.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Ted Nelson emailed - The living miners at the bottom were an embarrassment to the government and the Ministry of Mines, but by spending a lot of money they turned it into a media triumph. Let's say they spent a million dollars per miner-- that kind of money will never be spent for everyday safety. Modern industry-- capitalist OR communist-- requires workers' life to be frequently sacrificed for much less, and always will.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
James Tinsley emailed - The rescue of the miners in Chile was accomplished entirely and in whole by human beings. God had absolutely nothing to do with it.
Comment sent via SMS
"Over the top" is right. We鈥檙e so desperate for a good-news moment, that millions embrace this one story. yes, it will be forgotten next week, but for the movie rights. Earth-shattering, game-changing, it鈥檚 not. Banks, amsterdam
Comment sent via BLOG
Robyn in Kentucky posted on the blog - It seems we have a hard time enjoying good news. Embrace the moment, it won't last long. It shows that a whole country can come together and make something good out of something bad.
Comment sent via BLOG
Malkava on the blog - I cannot say it has particularly changed my life. I am relieved that the miners were rescued, it must have been a terrible and frightening experience. However, now that they are rescued, they will simply be forgotten within a week's time.
Comment sent via Facebook
Daniel Guthrie on Facebook - The 主播大秀 should be ashamed of the blanket coverage devoted to this single topic.
Comment sent via Facebook
Jiban on Facebook - this incident has no doubt made strangers,friends from all over the world overnight, with many fighting and praying as one to save these miners.