But still, given the harm that religion has done in this world, is there a case to answer: should we believe in belief?
Given the harm deflation can do, the ECB arguably needs to cut interest rates by more than seems appropriate for the euro area as a whole in order to prevent deflation in the zone's biggest economy.
But given the harm last week to homes, businesses, coastlines, the electric grid and the spirits of people without power for a week, a second storm seems certain to compound the damage.
The goal of all this: to keep the warming of the planet to 2°C (3.5°F), a target established years ago that alarmed scientists are now questioning, given the harm that nearly 1°C of warming is already doing.
But a government bail-out would surely weaken confidence in America's financial system, especially as the government is also trying to stabilise the housing market and has an unspecified commitment to support the country's investment banks.Unsurprisingly deposit- and pension-insurance schemes tend to be popular, given the harm to losers when banks and retirement funds fail.
"The panel considers that the failings identified above were extremely serious, given the harm which is likely to have occurred to service users, in particular Client C who Dr Winter said had a lifelong serious health issue and was a highly vulnerable individual".
But given the harm methamphetamine does to children and the large amount of toxic waste cooking it creates -- five pounds for every pound of methamphetamine -- some law enforcement officials are now comparing the problem to the crack cocaine epidemic in the nation's big cities in the 1980's.
In any case it is grim enough to conclude that, given the harm thesis, the human condition has a tragic side.
Given the potential harms, and the lack of evidence that it's beneficial, marketing electronic media as educational for babies is irresponsible.
In 2011, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Obama DOJ's arguments and ruled that plaintiffs had standing to challenge the eavesdropping law given the concrete harms they are suffering from the mere existence of these eavesdropping powers.
