And to think of all the hours I wasted in my youth debating the existence of a higher being (siding with the godless heathen faction), when all I could have done is this (courtesy of Reuters):

“The man shouted ‘God will save me, if he exists’, lowered himself by a rope into the enclosure, took his shoes off and went up to the lions,” the official said.

“A lioness went straight for him, knocked him down and severed his carotid artery.”

Simple but effective.

Then again, I’m not sure the answer was really worth the price - there are somewhat less painful ways to sort it all out.