An Act of God
IllustrationStory★★★★An atheist had an old tree in his backyard. During a storm the tree fell on his neighbor’s house. The atheist called his insurance company to see if he was covered. His insurance agent was a good, churchgoing man and knew about the atheist’s lack of belief. With this in mind, he gave the following response to the atheist: “If your tree fell over because it was dead, we cannot cover this expense; you will have to pay the repairs on your neighbor’s home yourself. However, if the tree fell because of “an act of God” your insurance will cover it. So, which one do you consider it to be?”
The point
A churchgoing insurance agent asks an atheist whether a fallen tree that damaged his neighbor's house was an 'act of God'—cleverly confronting his own atheism with insurance logic.