Current Events > Do you think someone who was able to kill God would/should be indicted?

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• Let's say that we know for 100% sure that it's the God/YHWH/Jehova/Allah/etc. as depicted in the Abrahamic faiths. In any case, God's killer believed Him to be a tyrant that needed to be eradicated.
• Let's say that the act is done in such a way that the world was able to witness it happening, and at the moment of God's demise, every human is hit with an unsettling, eerie feeling as if some core part of their being had been lost forever.
• Finally, God's killer obviously had the supernatural abilities to do so, but after God's demise, they no longer have access to those powers, so they are now just an ordinary human.

With this in mind, do you think this person would have some type of criminal charges filed against them for committing Deicide? Do you think they should be brought to justice for doing so?

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why should a god need legal protection?

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From a legal point of view: Murder is specifically defined as the act of killing another human. Because God is not a human (nor an animal, so animal cruelty laws don't cover it either), there is no crime to charge the person with.

Now from a moral point of view, it's a bit trickier... but if we take the Bible as an accurate depiction of God's past acts and of his general attitude, as well as looking at the state of the world in the context of that there's a deity out there who could fix it but just sits back and watches presumably for his own amusement, then I'd have to say it looks at the very least like one of those cases where the right thing to do is to pretend you saw nothing (while nominally "discouraging" it).

On further thought, it also quickly comes to mind that some cultist (or former-cultist, now?) is likely going to be out for revenge, so legal charges may not even end up becoming relevant.

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If someone had the ability it is their destiny and must be allowed to pursue the death of god.

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We wouldn't have to worry because the perpetrator would be kidnapped and studied by the government likely leading to their death

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I personally wouldn't allow them to be prosecuted.

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MorbidFaithless posted...

If someone had the ability it is their destiny and must be allowed to pursue the death of god.

This

What?

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Naw

I imagine theyd have bigger problems on their hands. They may need to go into witness protection tho! Lol

Calm down Lucifer.

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Legally they are probably fine.

They are still going to 100% get murdered by a mob of people. But they won't get in legal trouble.

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Indicted on what charge specifically? Keep in mind that in the US, it's unconstitutional to charge someone for a criminal action when it wasn't a crime when it was committed.

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Gheb posted...

Legally they are probably fine.

They are still going to 100% get murdered by a mob of people. But they won't get in legal trouble.

Time to take up arms and defend them against any fanatics.

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If we could ever manage to "kill" the Abrahamic God, there'd be no universe left (let alone any humans) as God maintains all of existence as its Creator. Every atom, every fundamental unit of matter will immediately release all energy contained all at once like it was struck by antimatter.

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oh just entertain a theoretical paragon.

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Paragon21XX posted...

If we could ever manage to "kill" the Abrahamic God, there'd be no universe left (let alone any humans) as God maintains all of existence as its Creator. Every atom, every fundamental unit of matter will immediately release all energy contained all at once like it was struck by antimatter.

Allegedly.

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Infatuation

According to what religious people believe wouldn't this be part of God's plan and therefore basically just suicide committed by God

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bruh if you can kill god nothing can stop you if you kill god you become god

In the fantasy world of this post with your fantasy version of God, yeah that would be shit. Luckily that wont happen to the real god

CADE FOSTER posted...

bruh if you can kill god nothing can stop you if you kill god you become god

Or...

or!

You reset everything to zero. Doesnt that sound like it?

bruh if you can kill god nothing can stop you if you kill god you become god

that's what i was thinking, that sense of discomfort at the moment is my menace settling in. who the fuck is next!

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Or!

God resurrects Himself. And is extremely unhappy. I think that if God wanted you to kill
Him, then Hed let you know, dude.

you'd think having the ability to kill him in the first place would be evidence enough, right? because omniscience?

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Saying comes to mind

God cannot be all-loving if God if all-powerful.

not saying its true. But it comes to mind

Did they kill God in Heaven? Heaven isn't owned by anyone, so I guess it's considered international waters. Did they travel there in some kind of vessel? Where is that vessel registered? They'd fall under that jurisdiction. If they killed God in some country, that country's laws probably apply to them. And some for countries like Korea their home country's law always applies to its citizens even if they aren't in there.

This especially matters because the definition of murder isn't exactly the same everywhere. US law seems to define murder as killing a human, but UK common law seems to have settled on murdering a person. I'm betting the crown could make a reasonable argument that God was a person, if not a human.

Beyond that, Parliamentary supremacy probably allows them to retroactively make that true and charge the person. Or simply make a law saying it's illegal to be that specific person, punishable by death. Even the US might be able to get enough support across party lines to amend the constitution to do something similar, simply to punish the person who killed God while ignoring any other right that person has.

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-God is Judgment
-If you kill God, you will need a Judge for your trial

Would this hypothetical Judge, having such divine jurisdiction, then become the next God?

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If this were Mythology, maybe!

I remain unconvinced that there was a God beyond mans actualizations & the wonderment of happenstance.

I mean, they'd be dead within a week regardless of if they're prosecuted

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Is this the plot of the next God's Not Dead?
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The Anti-God drags them through timeline & makes them observe & remedy all the stuff they botched.

I wonder if the angels would wage war on humanity. Or would they just float around doing nothing because they lack free will, and we could kinda just poke them like the guards at Buckingham palace.

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Isnt God the only thing keeping the Devil at bay in that model?

In some places deicide might be a crime, but I dont think this would fall under any earthly jurisdiction. If there are other heavenly entities, then theyd have the right to hold the trial. Assuming killing or attempting to kill god was illegal there.

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Solar_Crimson posted...

God's killer believed Him to be a tyrant that needed to be eradicated.

Maybe hes not wrong and did the right thing

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Solar_Crimson posted...

Let's say that we know for 100% sure that it's the God/YHWH/Jehova/Allah/etc. as depicted in the Abrahamic faiths.

God can't be killed, so the question doesn't make any sense. It's like asking what if someone were able to draw a square triangle.

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SSJPurple posted...

Maybe hes not wrong and did the right thing

Excellent continuation.

Thoughts?

Xethuminra posted...

Excellent continuation.

Thoughts?

Without any context it may hard to say who was right or wrong.

All Ill say is the God in the bible is kind of a jerk. The Book Of Job is awful.

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Somebody's playing too many JRPGs.

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InTheEyesOfFire posted...

What comic is this?

Preacher

Thanks.

Of course. Its a good book. I recommend watching the first 2 seasons(?) and then starting the books & finishing them & then finishing the show. I had a great time doing just that.

Preacher is r/atheism in comic form

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TheRadiant posted...

Preacher is r/atheism in comic form

Its religious satyr. And generally just a good comic series, very anti-authoritarian proto-punk stuff. Frank Miller. Judge Dread.

It

Its a style.

Read Lucifer (Mike Carey) while youre at it.

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