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‪In Alabama the tornado is called an act of God that caused a lot of damage and 23 lost lives. The religious doesn’t give God credit for the horror he causes. What is wrong with people?‬

Charliesey 7 Mar 8
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According to Wikipedia,

“In legal usage throughout the English-speaking world, an act of God[1] is a natural hazard outside human control, such as an earthquake or tsunami, for which no person can be held responsible.”

It’s just a descriptive term, in common usage. So far as why churches teach silly things, who knows? I for one don’t care.

@Bobby9 The term is listed in dictionaries of legal terms such as this one:

[dictionary.law.com]

I’m not sure I get your point. Not every legal expression has been created by statute.

All I was saying is that the term is not used just by religious people such as in Alabama to describe tornadoes.

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Pretty much everything.

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Yeah I been wondering that myself.

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Hard to come up with words for stupid.

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Fanatics are metacognitively challenged, as studies show.

[independent.co.uk]

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Kind of surprising they even blame god for that, now that you mention it!

Carin Level 8 Mar 8, 2019

Nothing surprises me anymore.

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