History Main / ReligiousRussianRoulette

Bob is in a crisis, so he turns to {{God}}, gods, CrystalDragonJesus, aliens, or JustForFun/TropeTan 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, [[GodIsEvil sociopathy]] or [[JerkassGods jerkassness of God]], and will convert to another religion or become a HollywoodAtheist or NayTheist.

See also: SmiteMeOhMightySmiter, CrisisOfFaith, InMysteriousWays, EmergencyMultifaithPrayer, and EgocentricallyReligious. Compare PascalsWager.

->'''Guidance Counsellor:''' Dwicky, you really believe in aliens?\\
'''Dwicky:''' Ha ha, not any more! All the childlike wonder was ripped from my heart the day my foot was stuck in an escalator, and aliens ''didn't'' come rescue me.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'': Vindicated

See also: SmiteMeOhMightySmiter, CrisisOfFaith, InMysteriousWays, EmergencyMultifaithPrayer, and EgocentricallyReligious.

* The book of Judges has the story of Gideon and the fleece (Judges 6:36-40) where Gideon puts God to the test twice. He was trying to divine[[note]]Sorry[[/note]] God's will rather then test His reliability, but the test still seems rather... direct. Perhaps a FlipFlopOfGod?[[note]]Sorry...[[/note]]
* The book of Malachi has God directly telling people to "prove me now"[[note]]Chapter 3 verse 10, King James version[[/note]] by testing whether they benefitted from being [[OfferingsToTheGods tithed]].

* Malachi chapter 3 has God directly telling people to "prove me now"[[note]]King James version[[/note]] by testing whether they benefitted from being [[OfferingsToTheGods tithed]].

* The book of Judges has the story of Gideon and the fleece (Judges 6:36-40) where Gideon puts God to the test twice. Perhaps a FlipFlopOfGod?[[note]]Sorry...[[/note]]

* For a specific in-[[Literature/TheBible Scripture]] example, look at the Literature/BookOfJob. God allowed a lot of crap to happen to Job even though the book explicitly states that Job didn't do anything to earn it-Satan was just trying to goad him into blaspheming by making him suffer. Job (without the blasphemy that Satan desired) spends most of the book lamenting that he didn't deserve his suffering-especially since his friends, on the grounds that suffering is the consequence of sin, argue that he ''did'' somehow deserve it-and working his way up to demanding answers as to why it happened. God eventually does intervene, but only to say "I'm God, you're not, who are ''you'' to make Me explain Myself?" Job then understands what he was doing and stops.