[narrator]

Since we're talking about the devil: The biblical standard for acceptable collateral damage is kind of interesting. God in the old testament said he wouldn't smite a city if there are at least 10 righteous people in it. /theologynerd

http://biblia.com/bible/nkjv/Gen%2018.20%E2%80%9333

[hackuser]

There's a much different notion of God in that passage (and much of the Old Testament) than most have now. The number 10 is arrived at after Abraham persuades God to lower the standard from 50. There are at least a few stories where mortals persuade God to change his/her mind.

[mercer]

Of course, him being God he would've probably known the exact amount of righteous individuals in the city. Not to mention being able to define 'righteous'.

That said, I've always been very fond of the passages in the OT where individuals managed to 'change' God's mind, as well as the general human emotions he appeared to have.

[tempodox]

“he”?

[y4mi]

you're right! its clearly shown in the movie Dogma that God is a she!

[ionised]

Actually, in that movie God is genderless. It just appears as a woman in that one scene.

[darkmighty]

What was the population of a median city at the time? :P