As some suggest that rigid readings of religious texts require harsh punishment for those who have never heard of that religion, it is sometimes raised as an argument against the existence of God, and is generally accepted to be an extension or sub-section of the problem of evil.
Budući da neki sugeriraju da rigidno čitanje religijskih tekstova zahtijeva oštru kaznu za one koji nikad nisu čuli za tu religiju, to se ponekad rabi kao argument protiv božjeg postojanja, a općenito je prihvaćeno da se radi o proširenju ili pododlomku problema zla.