[chihuahua]

Two thoughts:

1. If is were possible for an ordinary mortal to impose arbitrary curses on the god of death and justice, the world would quickly descend into utter chaos.

2. If children are completely free from accountability, adults will form them into an army and convince them to commit crimes on their behalf, leading to an intolerable situation. This may already be a standard way of doing business in some parts of the world.

[skinkestek]

> If children are completely free from accountability, adults will form them into an army and convince them to commit crimes on their behalf, leading to an intolerable situation. This may already be a standard way of doing business in some parts of the world.

This is an ongoing problem in Norway now and I think it has been in Sweden for some time.

If you want to read more, search for the foxtrot network.

[ordu]

1. idk how it works in Hindu mythology, but Mandavya doesn't look an ordinary mortal for me. Double so: not ordinary and not mortal.

2. It would fail to deliver. The goal is to avoid punishment for crimes? But I suspect that convincing children to commit crimes is a crime by itself.

[throwuxiytayq]

> If is were possible for an ordinary mortal to impose arbitrary curses

Yes, but logic doesn't apply to religious beliefs; anime logic does.

[chandureddyvari]

> 1. If is were possible for an ordinary mortal to impose arbitrary curses on the god of death and justice, the world would quickly descend into utter chaos.

Mandavya is not just any mortal; he is an enlightened sage. In Hinduism, enlightened beings are considered superior to gods. There’s another story about Sage Markandeya (one of the nine immortals, the Chiranjeevis) who caused the death of Yama, the God of Death. In Hindu cosmology, all the gods hold honorary responsibilities, and nothing is permanent - not even the position of Brahma, the Creator

> 2. If children are completely free from accountability, adults will form them into an army and convince them to commit crimes on their behalf, leading to an intolerable situation. This may already be a standard way of doing business in some parts of the world

I believe he introduced a juvenile law, which involves reduced sentences or milder punishments rather than granting complete immunity from consequences.

[neilv]

> 1. If is were possible for an ordinary mortal to impose arbitrary curses on the god of death and justice, the world would quickly descend into utter chaos.

Opportunity myth? Mortals are simply temporarily embarrassed gods?