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[icaruslived]

“Forgive me, Father, for I have never sinned.”

Father Ena Lovelace started, in the empty confessional. The voice was quiet, and careful, probably male. But it had had no clear source, and there definitely wasn’t anyone in the booth.

And it had very clearly said “never”.

“What makes you say that, my child?”

A pause. She took the opportunity to scan

Comments

[roina_arwen]

Very fun entry - I think destroying the earth would require a LOT of Hail Mary's!

[hosticle_fifer]

"Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god." :D

[icaruslived]

God of the godless, now there's a conceit :p

[icaruslived]

Or none? For are we ... the true monster!!?!?!!

[whipchick]

So cool to see you play this all out in dialogue!

[icaruslived]

Thank you very much for reading and commenting!

[halfshellvenus]

The title of "Father" for a female entity actual struck me as peculiar, but I guess I'm in the minority.

This seemed as if an artificial intelligence was seeking answers to its religious position, and that would bring up a lot of puzzling questions!

[icaruslived]

Good, cuz that's what it was :p Thanks!

[mamas_minion]

This is a very intriguing idea, I love your take on the topic and this was a wonderful meditation on souls.

[icaruslived]

Thank you so much!

[karmasoup]

Such an interesting notion, that not sinning might be a sin. The logic behind it - that there is an unwillingness to change, and that THAT unwillingness might be sinful - that seems pretty sound.

[icaruslived]

But then, well, value stability under willingness to change what you optimise for is a hard problem, so...