I think this fits in this section because its about atheists and god.
Should an atheist be allowed to get insurance against acts of god!!!!
Apparentley this insurance exists so what do you think........................

Yes i think they need all the insurance they can get...

More to the point, should an insurance company be allowed to refuse a pay out due to an act of god, unless they can prove god was responsible?

It is not the atheists that define an act of god but the insurance companies. The double standards are from those who try to force their beliefs upon the atheists, not the atheists themselves.

Thats bulls***!

Me being an atheist, how could I get insurance against acts of 'God' when I believe that no 'God' exists!?!

Spot on should be redefined as an act of nature

Rotten Luck insurance?

What about:

We are not so good christians insurence against god??

For not believing "god" exists, it certainly inspires emotion at the mere suggestion.

Acts of god are, by definition in the insurance industry, considered "acts of nature". So if one is pagan natures god did it. If one is Atheist, they should be strong enough in their faith to get past the word "god" since it means nothing to them in the first place, and blame it on the wind, or earths quake, etc.... Those acts of nature, as it were. (Link) (If one really wanted to make a statement, as an atheist, they could always refuse the insurance payment for any damage incurred as an "act of god". Just so they could walk their talk in protesting the term, by refusing the money that accompanies the word. That would send the Insurance industry a message, no?

That being the case, Imaginary Friend, the athiest that take out insurance against an act of god are getting past the use of the word. Hence no double standards which was the implication of the original post.

Ummmm, If I may interject....

Most insurance companies DO NOT pay out for "acts of god", unless the particular event is covered under another clause.

Example: Most homeowners do not take out flood insurance on their homes. If their home is damaged or destroyed due to flood conditions, the Insurance company can turn to the clause regarding 'acts of god' and not pay the damage.

Actually my reply was to the member cited in quotes, while in keeping with the double standard issue of the original thread as well.

Just as an info.

God is NOT nature.
Its diffrent thing.

Vague.
Care to elaborate ?

who implied it was ?

Can some one tell who an Atheist screams out to in the heat of passion?

During sex? They shout out "Darwin! Edison! Einstein!"

Not every shouts ohhh god becuse your not having sex with god m'kay.

"Nothing, nothing! Ohhh Nooooothinnnnnng!"

If y'all have the energy to scream, ya ain't doing it right.......

...and y'all have certainly derailed this topic..

OHHH MY G...OODNESS ME OOOOOHHHH..YES. .(2 secs later) .OHH...NOOOOOOOOO!!!

It's the best thing we do.

well, 2nd best

c'mon,guys, you know that "acts of God" is a figure of speech, right?

of course, GM. Its a 'catch all' phrase for "Acts of a natural occurance that we really, really don't want to pay you for"

LOL

This is like saying that atheists have double standards because we accept US currency which has "In God We Trust" on it. Heck, I even eat at the very Christian Chik-fil-a once in awhile, because they have really good sweet tea. And, I don't get offended when they hand me my food with a "god bless you". Does this make me a hypocritical atheist? No. It just means that I really don't give a flip what you believe. Well, as long as you 1.) Give me money, and 2.) Make really good tea.

NOTE: If any of you atheists find you can no longer hang on to "god-infused" money, please PM me, and I'll give you an address to send it to.

"Mommy!" (or "Daddy!" - whichever the case may be)

Chic-a-fil??
Sweet tea??

Oh, I don't know, maybe the NAME OF YOUR PARTNER! Maelstrom, that's just creepy.

TO get back to the topic, BIlly Connoly made a movie about just this subject - "the man who sued God". He took God to court for destroying his boat, because the insurance company wouldn't pay his insuarance because of an "act of God"

Is that the one where the Church says God doesn't exist to try and not get sued? My brither said it was a part of the movie. Still, maybe I should try suing God for making me not beleive in him.

And exe11er, are you? *Whistles and looks away guiltly* I always do that

I think if any nutfreak tried to sue a chuch, all because they dont believe God exists...needs a visit from the lil men with the white jackets and they should get sued for trying to waste the courts time it has to be one of the silliest things I have ever heard...

settle down BM its just a movie

Umm yea I know it was just a movie LOL but if you read my post lol I actually said IF any nutfreak ...blah blah...meaning lets pretend in real life IF it where to happen...and so forth.....lol nothing would surprise me nowdays

nothing suprises you?

not even a tap-dancing blue-fotted boobie on stilts on the moon eating a mousepad with cheese and blueberries?

ANYWAY, back on topic:

doesnt everything one would consider an act of god be a natural disaster?

God wants natural disasters to occur? and kill people?

He should win if god destroyed his boat, but how’s he going to collect.

God's representative on Earth - the Catholic Church, lol

So with that statement.....the RCC is the only true church then.

I always wanted to ask this...speaking that we're talking about faith.




I'm not religious nor believe in any God, so I'm not a theist.


I never said God does or does not exist so I'm not an atheist.


I never questioned the fact that God may or may not exist, so I'm not an agnostic.



What am I?!?! A Doesnotcareist?

What am I?!?! A Doesnotcareist?
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maybe a sittingonthefenceist:lol:

I was talking about the movie, zandore - read up to the top of the page - "The man who sued GOd". Darkwind quoted my post also before answering me, if you'll notice. So I responded to Darkwind's post. Billy Connolly couldn't get God directly, so he took it up with his supposed Earthly representative - the Catholic Church