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Re: Post-Rapture Pet Insurance: Exploiting People's Beliefs?
« Reply #35 on: May 13, 2011, 09:56:35 AM »
Quote from: Gadough on May 11, 2011, 01:14:25 PM
@Bosk: I completely agree with you. I'm just surprised you're so hostile towards the idea. Like I said, for some reason I thought you were a practicing Christian. But maybe I had you confused with Hef.
He is a practicing Christian, as am I.  But although our specific beliefs differe somewhat, I am glad that neither one of believes in the rapture.

Also, this idea is pure genius.
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Re: Post-Rapture Pet Insurance: Exploiting People's Beliefs?
« Reply #36 on: May 13, 2011, 09:57:01 AM »
Quote from: Rathma on May 13, 2011, 07:17:18 AM
Capitalism works off of demand, not need. Apparently there is lots of demand for people to get screwed over!

No one demands things until they are first offered it.
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Re: Post-Rapture Pet Insurance: Exploiting People's Beliefs?
« Reply #37 on: May 15, 2011, 06:12:38 PM »


I'm going to couple my pet rapture insurance policy with volcano insurance.
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Re: Post-Rapture Pet Insurance: Exploiting People's Beliefs?
« Reply #38 on: May 19, 2011, 11:41:49 PM »
No way, that's Lois' rainy day fund!
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Re: Post-Rapture Pet Insurance: Exploiting People's Beliefs?
« Reply #39 on: May 21, 2011, 03:34:27 AM »
In reference to the upcoming rapture:

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An atheist and entrepreneur from North Hampshire, Bart Centre, is enjoying a boost in business for Eternal Earth-bound Pets, which he set up to look after the pets of those who believe they will be raptured.

He has more than 250 clients who are paying up to $135 (£83) to have their pets picked up and cared for after the rapture.

They would be disappointed twice, he told the Wall Street Journal. "Once because they weren't raptured and again because I don't do refunds."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13468131
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Re: Post-Rapture Pet Insurance: Exploiting People's Beliefs?
« Reply #40 on: May 22, 2011, 02:03:35 PM »
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Re: Post-Rapture Pet Insurance: Exploiting People's Beliefs?
« Reply #41 on: May 22, 2011, 06:15:11 PM »
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Re: Post-Rapture Pet Insurance: Exploiting People's Beliefs?
« Reply #42 on: May 22, 2011, 06:17:34 PM »
Haha, that's awesome. 
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Re: Post-Rapture Pet Insurance: Exploiting People's Beliefs?
« Reply #43 on: May 22, 2011, 06:43:58 PM »
Brilliant!
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Re: Post-Rapture Pet Insurance: Exploiting People's Beliefs?
« Reply #44 on: May 24, 2011, 09:17:41 PM »
I wonder if someone ends up suing him.
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Re: Post-Rapture Pet Insurance: Exploiting People's Beliefs?
« Reply #45 on: May 24, 2011, 09:43:33 PM »
For what? That the rapture didn't happen?

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Re: Post-Rapture Pet Insurance: Exploiting People's Beliefs?
« Reply #46 on: May 24, 2011, 10:20:44 PM »
No, that he's not giving out refunds. I bet someone will get pissed off enough to sue him. We do live in America, after all.
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Re: Post-Rapture Pet Insurance: Exploiting People's Beliefs?
« Reply #47 on: May 25, 2011, 05:17:21 AM »
It's a form of insurance.  Insurance is paid coverage in the event something happens.  If nothing happens, you don't get a refund, because you had paid coverage.  That's the way that insurance works.
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Re: Post-Rapture Pet Insurance: Exploiting People's Beliefs?
« Reply #48 on: May 25, 2011, 08:02:47 AM »
Yes, but that doesn't prevent someone from suing him anyway.  It will prevent them from winning, but it won't prevent them from suing him, which will be expensive for him.  Oh, wait--as an insurance guy, I'm sure he has an adequate E&O policy in place in the event he should ever be sued for anything.  With a nice, big deductible.  That isn't refundable.  :biggrin:
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Re: Post-Rapture Pet Insurance: Exploiting People's Beliefs?
« Reply #49 on: May 25, 2011, 08:22:09 AM »
Bosk I have no idea what you just said :lol
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Re: Post-Rapture Pet Insurance: Exploiting People's Beliefs?
« Reply #50 on: May 25, 2011, 08:33:20 AM »
I don't think he will be sued. Image the public embarrassment it could cause for the one suing if the media picked up on it.

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Re: Post-Rapture Pet Insurance: Exploiting People's Beliefs?
« Reply #51 on: May 25, 2011, 08:35:18 AM »
I'm willing to bet that the average American would gladly take a large settlement for the price of being publicly embarrassed for a short while.
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