History Main / ReligionIsRight

Note that the proof must be correct in-story, it doesn't have to make any sense in Real Life. Note also that merely having a PhysicalGod doesn't qualify: You must have a faith-based religion prior to the divine encounter.

* The character Beneditx in ''Literature/KnowledgeOfAngels'' THINKS that Thomas Aquinas's Five Arguments are definitive proof that God exists. Palinor, the atheist he's trying to convince, disagrees and rebuts all of them soundly.

* Arguably the {{Aesop}} of the Literature/LeftBehind series. [[{{Anvilicious}} If you do not accept Christ as your Lord and Savior]], you will be left behind to suffer the Tribulation on Earth, followed by an eternity of damnation if you die during the Tribulation without accepting Christ then.

* As with the LeftBehind series, Evangelical Christianity is the only way to avoid an eternity in Hell in another Tim [=LaHaye=] series, BabylonRising.

** Harry Dresden himself knows of many deities, pagan gods and the Abrahamic Deity alike -- he's fought some, worked for some, even killed a couple of their peers. He's fought fallen angels, and [[spoiler: Uriel has become one of his patrons]]. Despite this, he isn't himself religious, in a NayTheist sort of way -- he's aware that God exists, but doesn't see the religious life as cut out for him, largely because he doesn't believe himself moral enough for it.

* In ''Anime/YuGiOh'', the religion that was right is the religion of the ''ancient Egyptians'', which was actually fairly spot-on. [[SadyMythtaken The only thing that's wrong is the show's portrayal of Ancient Egyptian mythology, which is utterly hopeless.]]

* In ''Anime/YuGiOh'', the religion that was right is the religion of the ''ancient Egyptians'', which was actually fairly spot-on. The only thing that's wrong is the show's portrayal of Ancient Egyptian mythology, which is utterly hopeless.

* Subverted in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' to explain why people still commit evil acts despite it being verifiable fact that evildoers spend their afterlives as pathetic larval spirits: every wannabe dark lord looks at Hell [[OriginalPositionFallacy and imagines they'll be running the place if ever they're defeated.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' reveals that only the Mormons got it right, and thus only they go to Heaven, while everyone else goes to Hell regardless of their actions (hence Hitler and Ghandi both being there).

* In Creator/RobertAHeinlein's ''Job: A Comedy of Justice'' there really is a Heaven, and God, and all that stuff. It's not the same as it is described in Literature/TheBible but it's there.

** ''Literature/TheRestaurantAtTheEndOfTheUniverse'': The followers of Zarquon the prophet await his SecondComing, and they're gently chided/mocked for their belief. He finally arrives just before the End Of The Universe.

** First of all, magic has a large element of ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, so this trope is ''tautologically true''. But it gets ''good'' with how various characters run with it;
** Harry Dresden himself - knows of many deities - he's fought some, worked for some, even killed a couple of their peers, but isn't himself religious. He can't even summon enough Faith to earn himself an angelically-fueled rescue, courtesy of his friend Michael Carpenter. He's fought Fallen Angels, and [[spoiler: Uriel has become one of his patrons]];
** Michael himself is a Knight of the Cross, and his schtick is the literal power of ''Faith'', so he plays this trope quite straight;

* One Creator/RowanAtkinson sketch has him as a devil sorting out new arrivals to Hell, such as pillagers, looters and thieves ([[EvilLawyerJoke and lawyers]]), the French, the Germans, the atheists ("you must be feeling a right bunch of nitwits"), and Christians (the Jews got it right, despite him citing the Bible as a source of info on Hell).

* The Tau of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' are a relatively young race and are near-impervious to Warp influence, meaning they consider the whole sacrificing-people-to-[[ReligionOfEvil Chaos]] as frankly insane and pointless. That is, until they see a Greater Daemon explode onto the battlefield.

* Deconstructed in ''VideoGame/ArcanumOfSteamworksAndMagickObscura'' with the Pantheon of Old Gods. They're all real, and their divine influence is easily demonstrated, but in a setting where the supernatural is so commonplace it's sometimes a nuisance, the average citizens don't care, and the measure of a religion's success isn't evidence but instead current trends.

* Arguably the {{Aesop}} of the LeftBehind series. [[{{Anvilicious}} If you do not accept Christ as your Lord and Savior]], you will be left behind to suffer the Tribulation on Earth, followed by an eternity of damnation if you die during the Tribulation without accepting Christ then.

* In ''FrankenFran'', the WanderingJew is real, and he confirms everything we know from Literature/TheBible about Jesus. Two chapters later we find out that the Flying Spaghetti Monster [[CrossoverCosmology is also real]]. [[CaptainObvious Franken Fran is weird]].
** Technically, the Flying Spaghetti Monster [[spoiler:''became'' real during the course of a chapter.]]

* The character Beneditx in ''Literature/KnowledgeOfAngels'' THINKS that Thomas Aquinas's Five Arguments are definitive proof that God exists, and views them as proper scientific evidence. The atheist Palinor is quick to disagree.

* Religion that deals with TheForce in ''StarWars'' is most certainly this: it does involve faith because, for example, Han Solo didn't believe in Force, but it is proven true.

* The Tau of Warhammer40K are a relatively young race and are near-impervious to Warp influence, meaning they consider the whole sacrificing-people-to-[[ReligionOfEvil Chaos]] as frankly insane and pointless. That is, until they see a Greater Daemon explode onto the battlefield.

* Deconstructed in ArcanumOfSteamworksAndMagickObscura with the Pantheon of Old Gods. They're all real, and their divine influence is easily demonstrated, but in a setting where the supernatural is so commonplace it's sometimes a nuisance, the average citizens don't care, and the measure of a religion's success isn't evidence but instead current trends.

* Hilariously PlayedWith in the DresdenFiles - first of all, magic has a large element of ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, so this trope is ''tautologically true''. But it gets ''good'' with how various characters run with it;
** Harry Dresden himself - knows of many deities - he's fought some, worked for some, even killed a couple of their peers, but isn't himself religious. He can't even summon enough Faith to earn himself an angelically-fueled rescue, courtesy of his friend Michael Carpenter. He's fought Fallen Angels, and [[spoiler: Uriel has become one of his patrons]].
** Michael himself is a Knight of the Cross, and his schtick is the literal power of ''Faith'', so he plays this trope quite straight.
** Sanya, an agnostic (he refers to himself as a fallen atheist) who is also a Knight of the Cross, who refuses to acknowledge religion as being correct despite having an angel as a boss.

* Hilariously parodied in the ''{{Futurama}}'' episode "Godfellas." Bender meets God ([[CrystalDragonJesus or a satellite that crashed into God]]), who is indeed benevolent in mysterious ways, and who tells him, "If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all."

So, we have a CrystalDragonJesus cult which has something purely metaphysical as a Crystal Dragon. Let it be the Church of the Moon Goddess. Then we invent spaceships and fly to the moon to meet the Moon Goddess herself; [[GodIsGood she's very glad to see us and is exactly as beautiful and benevolent as we thought]].

* As with the LeftBehind series, Evangelical Christianity is the only way to avoid an eternity in Hell in another Tim LaHaye series, BabylonRising.

** Sanya, the Black, Russian, Agnostic (he refers to himself as a fallen atheist), Knight of the Cross. His boss is in literal truth an Angel, and he refuses to acknowledge this trope.

* The character Beneditx in ''Literature/{{KnowledgeofAngels}}'' THINKS that Thomas Aquinas's 5 Arguments are definitive proof that God exists, and views them as proper scientific evidence. The atheist Palinor is quick to disagree.

* ''Webcomic/{{Jack}}'': Anna, after seeing a literal angel:

* On ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine,'' the Bajoran religion is based on the godlike "Prophets" who reside in the "Celestial Temple." At the beginning of the series a wormhole is opened very close to the planet, and {{Sufficiently Advanced Alien}}s living within it admit that they are, in fact, the Prophets and have a continued interest in Bajor's future. The Federation [[MagicByAnyOtherName prefers to call these beings "Wormhole Aliens]]," but as you can imagine, the Bajoran religious movement gets a nice boost after the Occupation had caused to many to doubt the Prophets' existence.

** Also demonstrably untrue. The value of pi derives from mathematics and not physics. Even a hypothetical almighty God would not be able to change its value. A fact that Sagan, being a scientist, should have been aware of.

** Sanya, the Black, Russian, Agnostic, Knight of the Cross. His boss is in literal truth an Angel, and he refuses to acknowledge this trope.