Is witchcraft legally punishable?
<p>Suppose a witchcraft is proved to cause consequences, would it be legally punishable?</p>
<p>I was telling to everybody that I am a sectarian and a religious fanatic. For this reason I would most likely die of hunger (but then I would not ask this question) as nobody wanted to communicate with me. And at the same time I discovered a new math formula, accordingly to my opinion worth $trillion for mankind. I decided to destroy Moscow, the center of illegal anti-sectarian propaganda, by nuclear weapon, to keep myself alive and save my formulas. To do this I prayed and made wishes for a thermonuclear war.</p>
<p>Once I was beaten by two american missionaries. I was offended and said &quot;Destroy two skyscrapers by planes!&quot; This was my first big move to destabilize the world enough to start the thermonuclear war.</p>
<p>Later I decided to punish mankind for punishing me with nearly death (by hunger and by supporting the side of a woman that several times attempted to kill me) for holding and proclaiming the opinion that they polluted Old Testament with vowels (as it was originally written without vowels). I said many curses among which &quot;Let it be coronavirus.&quot;</p>
<p>If (for the sake of the question) a court proved both that I said these curses and that the 11 Sep and corona were their consequences, what would be the legal consequences?</p>
<p>Would my position that application to God is an application to a higher court save me from a punishment?</p>
<p>I cursed them in Russia. Now I am in Israel.</p>

<p>Any legal question that begins with the word &quot;suppose&quot; becomes an academic exercise. Acceptance of religious principle can be incorporated in law, but it can also be reversed by later legislatures.</p>
<p>In the case of witchcraft, I would recommend reading the results of a search on &quot;Matthew Hopkins&quot;, &quot;Pendle&quot; and &quot;Salem&quot;.</p>
<p>In the US, Russia and Israel at time of writing, witchcraft is not considered to have a direct effect on criminal outcomes, though there may be aspects of the performance of religious activities and ceremonies that could be covered by incitement or conspiracy laws.</p>
<p>Taking the position that &quot;application to God is application to a higher court&quot; is unlikely to lead to acquittal unless considered indicative of insanity, but may mitigate sentencing as part of a diminished responsibility defence.</p>

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