• thewebroach@lemmy.world
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    Nothing about that cruel suggestion makes any sense. Why did it need to a baby, why can’t it be trying to shoot the idiot making this insane suggestion who volunteers to wear a necklace and be shot.

    Counter-offer: same scenario to the ignorant Christian who is shit-posting, but the necklace is of Ra, the Egyptian Sun God. Let’s see if he would convert. Moron.

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    Got a few issues with this one.

    1. Nobody goes out trying to shoot indestructible christian babies with a shotgun. They’re indestructible and shells cost money.
    2. Is having the cross forcefully removed supposed to make the baby no longer christian, indestructible, or “christian indestructible” (and if so, what’s that?)?
    3. Would converting therefore involve or require equipping the amulet I’ve looted off the now dead baby? And if so, will I lose my christian indestructibility if I take it off?

    In essence, would you change your religion if it gave an attunement bonus to something you wore (and perhaps have looted off a murdered faithful)?

    Tbf, it’d be worth the shitload in church tax I’d then have to pay… if it worked. Which is the trouble with these religious relics anyway, eh?

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    Why would I be shooting a baby with a shot gun?

    I’m an evil atheist, but Christians want to shoot babies with shot guns. Seems legit.

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    I’d probably start believing in magic necklaces. Then I’d start down a dangerous path of experimentation to test the limits of the necklace’s invulnerability enchantment.

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    “Magic” and such is true but a protection amulet won’t make me join the yaldabaoth

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    I mean… Why did the God not protect the baby anymore? Is the crucifix a required magic catalyst or something to get Gods protection? Do we have any known cases where the catalyst was not needed?

    I think I’m closer to solving the riddle of Gods power…

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      Yeah and how do you know it’s not “the devil’s” necklace or some demon or god isn’t real and it’s all demons. With religious logic you have nothing real to stand on to test reality.

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      Why did the God not protect the baby anymore

      The entire bible is about a Father who says “Look at what you made me do!”

      On the other hand, the devil never really did anything bad.

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        What do you mean he didn’t do anything bad?!?!? He convinced some chick to steal an apple. That’s like in the top 3 worst things you can ever do.

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          She didn’t do anything bad. The apple didn’t belong to anyone.

          The whole story is about God gaslighting them to believe that they should be punished for violating arbitrary rules.

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    Just because the amulet of protection in the shape of a crucifix doesn’t mean it has anything to do with god. Wizards are mischievous.

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    I’d dislike a god even more choosing to allow such a test to proceed. It’s a variant on the “Trolley Problem”.

    What kind of god would sacrifice an infant to prove belief instead of just popping in with a booming voice and saying “Yes, I’m real you morons!” to prove it?