Is Life Sacred? - Part II

In the final paragraph of the previous article, I spoke of reverence for life. That is not necessarily a religious principle. Whether or not life is sacred, in the religious sense, is irrelevant. Life is valuable to living beings and should be revered for that reason alone. Atheists can do that as well as anyone.
An argument can be made that God doesn't consider life sacred, or even of great value. Consider natural tragedies like earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes and hurricanes, which claim many lives. Is God responsible? If you are religious, you are bound to say yes. He could at least have prevented the untold suffering and death, right? If man was created in His image, He could have made us less savage and warlike. No, I don't blame God. Even if He does exist, He has enough on His plate with the likes of us.