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You have just lost the game
i hate you /s
They're all laughing at you behind your back.
"The other religion is the true one."
I feel like a way worse thing to say would be "your religion is the right one." This would 100% increase religious tensions and fan the flames of fanaticism. Saying the other one is true isn't likely to play into people's already established worldviews and established worldviews are not changed by a single sentence regardless of who or how it's said.
"Beans"
"I need to go to the toilet. #2. Immediately."
Heavens full, sorry guys you're all gonna have to go to hell.
"I hope you've enjoyed your free trial. Please consider subscribing before your trial end date in 3 days. All deleted data will not be recoverable."
The world will end in a year unless 80% of the human race is killed
"Run."
Oooooh good one
"Message to all players: Resetting simulation in 24 hours"
Blink to save your current progress and stats
Don't blink to return to character creation menu
Testing testing 123
"YOU ARE MY CHOSEN DISCIPLE. GO FORTH AND SLAY THE NON-BELIEVERS IN MY NAME."
Don't even say who you are. Everyone will just assume it's the god they already believe in. And everyone who doesn't believe in a god would start questioning everything.
"Did you just switch it to broadcast? Fuck, turn it off!"
"All right, fuck it, we'll do it live!"
Do they know it’s my thought or do they think it’s their own?
"This is not you, this is god, you are the new messiah like my son Jesus before you. It is up to you to right all that's gone wrong in my world. Many will come forward and say that they received this message but do not be fooled for that is Satan trying to defeat you."
Then I get popcorn and watch the whole world burn.
I think if you said son or sons and left out "Jesus" you would get greater effect. Make it ambiguous enough that it calls to every Abrahamic religion.
use "your god" instead of god, "chosen one" instead of messiah and "evil" instead of satan and you get the polytheistic religions to join in as well.
also, some highly confused star wars fans, maybe.
Or just say "you are the antichrist. Go forth and conquer"
'YOU! You know what you did! Make it right!'
Then sit back and look at all the guilty faces.
Might as well add a threat to it to really drive the point home.
I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying 'flee at once - all is discovered.' They all left town immediately.
― Mark Twain
Kind of against the letter of the rule since this isn't really intended to cause chaos for the sake of chaos,but I'm sure chaos will result nonetheless.
"This is God, there's a reason why i put variations on love thy neighbor in every single religion. Differences in faith and race don't matter, helping others and making the world a better place do. You've disappointed me, do better"
"Is this thing on ?" And then never say anything further.
“You just lost The Game.”
Appropriate blast from the past!
Funny thing about that, it's a losing battle to spread it since by the very rules of "the game", you thought about the game to post it, and thus lost :D
Ah, however, one plays not to win, but to force others to also lose.
SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT!!
I would find it irresistible to do, "So long, and thanks for all the fish."
It’s not round, but it’s not flat either!
If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.
"We've been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty."
"There is no Heaven or Hell. The only Paradise is that which you create for others by your own hand. And you are failing."
"We heard you. We're on our way."
"nah, don't tell the humans, it would just cause panic and there's nothing they can do anymore"
Geico could save you 15% or more on car insurance. Keep honking to save 1% per second.
We’ve been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.
Kind of against the letter of the rule since this isn't really intended to cause chaos for the sake of chaos,but I'm sure chaos will result nonetheless.
"This is God, there's a reason why i put variations on love thy neighbor in every single religion. Differences in faith and race don't matter, helping others and making the world a better place do. You've disappointed me, do better"
If it's just a thought and not a phrase or words that has to be translated or anything ... and an image that everyone could understand ... I'd go with the standard ...
Imagine everyone all over the world seeing this thought all at once and everyone confirming what they saw among themselves and everyone else everywhere ... everyone confirming the same image across languages, countries, regions, religions, rich, poor, literate, illiterate.
A bonus would be to have the alien say something in a language and voice that absolutely no one on the planet could possibly understand.
Then repeat the broadcast for five seconds once a day, every day.
"Remember you'll die."
I'm not a troublemaker so it would have to be for a good reason... and how I wish I could shake people out of their stupor and there's no better way than to consider your own mortality, as it puts things into perspective.