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But even if you’re not particularly religious, then you have to admit that religion surrounds us even in the most mundane aspects of our lives. I was trying to rent a car and the bloke says to me, ‘You’re not covered by Acts of God.’ And I said, ‘What do you mean by that?’ and he said, ‘Wuaaah.’

I said, ‘Could you be a bit more specific?’ and he went, ‘Ah and ooo.’

I said, ‘I’m intrigued because you said ‘Acts of God’ and not gods or spirits or djinn or nymphs. But God, a capital God, a monotheistic religion, maybe a Judeo-Christian religion which would imply a belief system, which would perhaps lead to free will and determinism. So logically anything that man does directly or indirectly is, in fact, an Act of God—so I’m not covered for anything!

Bill Bailey. It gets funnier from there.