I am with PTH . . .
on this one. We are, as Richard Bach once wrote, Strangers to the Ground. But the air is a stranger to us as well. A few of us sail boats on oceans as well. We are a guest and are in for a pummeling if we trespass beyond our knowledge and skill. The air is no more evil than the ocean; but we must at all times accept their terms. It's not a good thing or a bad thing. It's just how stuff works.