Comment by gwbas1c
3 months ago
> It’s more like the New Zealand parliament reified a god and gave it a multi-million dollar trust fund to get on its feet.
(joke)
So if the Whanganui river floods well beyond its expected banks and ruins my property, can I sue it?
For those interested in how the river came to be a person, I highly recommend Robert McFarlane's latest book, "Is a River Alive?". https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218569826-is-a-river-ali...
The article quotes:
> Te Awa Tupua is a legal person and has all the rights, powers, duties, and liabilities of a legal person.
Which would seem to be yes. If the river damages your property, you should be able to seek redress through the courts.
There’s already a concept of acts of God in contracts so probably not? Like you couldn’t sue the Christian god for hitting you with lightning or whatever.
> you couldn’t sue the Christian god for hitting you with lightning or whatever.
What if we make that god a legal person?