Comment by gwbas1c

Comment by gwbas1c 20 hours 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?

tclancy 19 hours ago

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...

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toast0 19 hours ago

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.

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throwaway173738 20 hours ago

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.

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lostlogin 8 hours ago

> you couldn’t sue the Christian god for hitting you with lightning or whatever.
What if we make that god a legal person?

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