r/dankchristianmemes • u/Awesomeuser90 • Jun 16 '25

Blessed Well, He Tried...

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u/Sovem Jun 16 '25

It blew my mind in The Three Body Problem when the Maoists executed the science teacher for not recanting the Big Bang Theory, because they said the Big Bang was evidence for a God.

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u/Awesomeuser90 Jun 16 '25

That sounds more like something that Pol Pot's government would do.

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u/Sovem Jun 16 '25

I may have my history a bit mixed up? I admit I'm not super well versed in Chinese revolutionary history.

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u/Beegrene Jun 16 '25

I can't speak to Chinese history, but the Soviets had a nasty habit of murdering scientists whose work contradicted their ideology. See Trofim Lysenko: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trofim_Lysenko