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Title: haha... godsuit...
Post by: Pugnate on Friday, October 17, 2008, 01:34:58 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7673591.stm
Title: Re: haha... godsuit...
Post by: Quemaqua on Friday, October 17, 2008, 06:15:52 AM
Uh... it's an interesting point, I... guess?

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Title: Re: haha... godsuit...
Post by: W7RE on Friday, October 17, 2008, 07:35:31 AM
I dunno, he should have done something different. He says the point was to show that anyone can sue anyone, I'm guessing to show how ridiculous some lawsuits are. My impression before reading his intention was that he as a wacko that doesn't like religion, and wanted to make the point "why does God do all these things to us then?"
Title: Re: haha... godsuit...
Post by: Cobra951 on Friday, October 17, 2008, 12:24:03 PM
It's not even original. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268437/)  That movie is actually decent.
Title: Re: haha... godsuit...
Post by: Ghandi on Friday, October 17, 2008, 01:33:25 PM
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He sought a permanent injunction to prevent the "death, destruction and terrorisation" caused by God.

Ummm..what's his evidence?
Title: Re: haha... godsuit...
Post by: Pugnate on Friday, October 17, 2008, 02:21:31 PM
I guess I am the only one who found it all amusing.
Title: Re: haha... godsuit...
Post by: Cobra951 on Friday, October 17, 2008, 02:49:18 PM
Oh, it is.  The premise of the movie, which is similar, used insurance companies as evidence that God made bad things happen.  They use "act of God" as a reason not to pay many claims.
Title: Re: haha... godsuit...
Post by: Ghandi on Friday, October 17, 2008, 08:39:14 PM
I guess I am the only one who found it all amusing.

I do, in a way. I'm just always trying to extrapolate some greater question from everything. One of my many flaws.

As an aside, has anyone seen "Religulous"? I haven't seen it but it seems like it's the obvious tie-in at the moment.
Title: Re: haha... godsuit...
Post by: gpw11 on Friday, October 17, 2008, 10:40:47 PM
No, I haven't seen it. Mainly because I don't feel like dedicating two hours to retreading old ground.  I'll probably watch the best clips of it at some point though because I do like Bill Maher, but it's an old and tired concept.
Title: Re: haha... godsuit...
Post by: Xessive on Monday, October 20, 2008, 01:56:52 AM
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... because the defendant has no address, legal papers cannot be served.

Haha THAT was the reason it was thrown out?

Still, t'was amusing :P