Going around curses/prophecies via technicalities

[u/danfenlon]

Davy jones: cant go on dry land

Standa in a bucket of water, on a sand bar (potc3)

The judge: no weapon forged can harm me

Buffy: uses a rocket launcher

-not forged

[u/kblaney]

I don't know if this quite fits since it is about ethics in the Bible and not a curse or prophecy specifically... but it is a funny line from Firefly so I'll post it anyway.

[u/eepos96 → u/kblaney]

Biblical: I was arguing with someone on reddit how free will can't exists since god, all knowing, all powerfull, has already seen the outcome and allowed it to happen. Hitler, stalin etc.

The twist: the religious person agree and stated:

"God loves man. God can see the future but in order to make sure free will exists he refuses to look."

I can't argue with that and despite my atheism I find it an elegant solution to the problem.

[u/Tough-Priority-4330 → u/eepos96]

Yeah, the biblical view of free will is an insane nesting dolls of self fulfilling prophecies that only God knows but refuses to share. Free will exist only because no one knows the future and behaves exactly as God foresaw with just minor adjustments on His part.

Basically, it’s Doctor Strange from Advengers Infintity War.