So I was reading the drivers manual to my moms new SUV the other day (Because I'm a silly nerd, and I want to be informed incase I am driving it and I get into some kind of trouble... I know, I'm a loser).. and I noticed that in the warranty it stated the car isn't covered in any way by an "Act of God."
It struck me as interesting that in such an Atheistic world they still put these kinds of things in a manual instead of "Natural Desaster" or something like that.
I was talking to my brother about it... and his theroy is that the company knows when the rapture hits, they'll in NO way be able to cover all those costs.. and even if they're not Bible believeing people, they are atleast supersticious and think "Might as well.."
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Ye gods, this fuckwit has no idea how language works, does he?
You know, to be fair, I really could see a group of insurance company CEOs sitting around together and saying, "I know it's bullshit, but man, we will be screwed in the ass if it happens."
Actually, because God does not approve of SUVs, the manufacturers have to put in that exclusion in the warranty. Check it out, acts of God are covered under that warranty for new Hybrids. If the rapture hits and you're in an SUV, buddy, you're toast.
Act of God
From LiveJournal comments on a recent Astronomy Picture of the Day, of a car struck by a meteorite:willdevine: So, for insurance purposes, I guess this counted as an "act of God"?
lightning_rose: Vandalism should be covered, no matter who does it. ;)
So, 3/4 of the United States are Christians, an insurance company uses a metaphore and this idiot concots this kibosh. Please, let´s say wine what is wine and bread what is bread. You see what happens.
carol said: Why is this fucktard apologizing for reading the vehicle manual? I at least have scimmed thru mine.
A car's warranty or insurance policy is designed to cover damage caused to the vehicle or other vehicles either due to an RTA or mechanical failure of the vehicle (i.e. if it catches fire), and usually also covers damage due to vandalism or theft up to an agreed limit.
The term "Act of God" is used as shorthand in policy documentation to refer to any freak occurence (e.g. earthquakes, terrorism, war, low-flying supersonic aircraft) in which liability either cannot be apportioned or would be too difficult to. IN such circumstances the insurer/ manufacturer will not indemnify the loss as it would cost them too much to do so.
I can pretty much guarantee you, having worked in motor insurance for quite a while, that your average insurance actuary is pretty ambivalent towards the existence of a supreme being inasmuch as it affects the policy wording.
"I was talking to my brother about it... and his theroy is that the company knows when the rapture hits, they'll in NO way be able to cover all those costs.. and even if they're not Bible believeing people, they are atleast supersticious and think "Might as well.."
In Nuclear Weapons there’s a safety standard, ‘ Positive measures to prevent inadvertent launch of a nuclear weapon.’ that’s what it used to say. Means we have things in the weapon and the system’s design, and procedures, so no one accidentally launches the missile.
That’s basically what ‘Acts of God’ are. Non-credible abnormal events, environments, or espionage.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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