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Bob is in a crisis, so he turns to God, gods, Crystal Dragon Jesus, aliens, or Trope-tan for aid but laces it with an ultimatum. Bob will be the bestest follower and prophet of his/her/its/their greatness if they'll just come through with this one teeny-tiny miracle. If they don't? Well then he'll have empirical proof of the absence or jerkassness of God, and will convert to another religion or become a Hollywood Atheist. See also: Smite Me Oh Mighty Smiter. Examples of Religious Russian Roulette include:

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  • Bob is in a crisis, so he turns to God, gods, Crystal Dragon Jesus, aliens, or Trope-tan for aid but laces it with an ultimatum. Bob will be the bestest follower and prophet of his/her/its/their greatness if they'll just come through with this one teeny-tiny miracle. If they don't? Well then he'll have empirical proof of the absence or jerkassness of God, and will convert to another religion or become a Hollywood Atheist. See also: Smite Me Oh Mighty Smiter. Examples of Religious Russian Roulette include:
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  • Bob is in a crisis, so he turns to God, gods, Crystal Dragon Jesus, aliens, or Trope-tan for aid but laces it with an ultimatum. Bob will be the bestest follower and prophet of his/her/its/their greatness if they'll just come through with this one teeny-tiny miracle. If they don't? Well then he'll have empirical proof of the absence or jerkassness of God, and will convert to another religion or become a Hollywood Atheist. This gets very thorny very quickly as Bob's miracle fails to manifest. Did he not pray hard enough? Was he ignored? Is God even there? Bob just pulled the trigger on the one loaded chamber in his game of Religious Russian Roulette. After blowing his theological brains out, Bob will embrace atheism with all the Fundamentalist fervor he can muster: if the Powers That Be didn't come through for him, why would they do so for anyone else? This nice little angry depression will last right up until a left field miracle kicks in. It is Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane, but Bob now has something spiritual to chew on. Typically, any non-answer from the Powers That Be is chalked up to Bob asking for the wrong thing or for the wrong reason, such as selfish or hurtful wishes or expecting God to out and out prove His existence on demand. If it's anything like a Chick Tract, the appearance of a true miracle (on demand, no less!) will instantly convert Bob to whatever religion the author wants. In works where the existence of God and the Devil are established facts, this situation is often caused because either God Is Evil, a Jerkass, inept, or simply flawed. At the very least, it's a case for God and Satan Are Both Jerks. See also: Smite Me Oh Mighty Smiter. Examples of Religious Russian Roulette include:
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