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Lioness in zoo kills man who invoked God

Mon Jun 5, 8:31 AM ET

KIEV (Reuters) - A man shouting that God would keep him safe was mauled to death by a lioness in Kiev zoo after he crept into the animal's enclosure, a zoo official said on Monday.

"The man shouted 'God will save me, if he exists', lowered himself by a rope into the enclosure, took his shoes off and went up to the lions," the official said.

"A lioness went straight for him, knocked him down and severed his carotid artery."

The incident, Sunday evening when the zoo was packed with visitors, was the first of its kind at the attraction. Lions and tigers are kept in an "animal island" protected by thick concrete blocks.

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Damn. Beat me to it, Darrel!

This story is sad but beautiful. It's elegant, concise, and illustrates the complete idiocy of religion. And, of course, how Mother Nature beats out man's self-centered arrogance every single time.

They better not have punished the lioness in any way.

Either the damned fool landed between her and her cubs, or she must have been hungry. Did the idiot go in just before feeding time or something? Bet his life insurance refused to pay.

Reminds me of the stories about the Christian martyrs in early Rome. At the time they apparently believed they had to be killed for their religion to get to heaven. They'd walk up to a Roman soldier and say, "I'm a Christian". Roman soldier would yawn. Christian would say, "I believe in one god." Soldier would yawn. Christian would say, "Jesus is the only way to heaven." Soldier would yawn. Finally, Christian would jump up and down screaming, "Caesar isn't god. I spit on Caesar. Caesar is a fat, old man." And maybe hit the soldier. Soldier would finally knock Christian over the head and take him to the arena cells - and say, "Damn fools."

If it weren't so politically charged, this would be a great Darwin Award nominee.

Maybe we should have our own unofficial subset: people benefitting mankind by ending their religious activism's influence.

If he had children, we could see whether religious insanity is inherited. The guy said god would protect him, if god exists. If his children aren't religious psychos, they have to have taken the point.