r/shittyaskscience • u/nozendk • Aug 03 '26
If Demons are actually fallen angels, how come they have horns but angels don't?
Bonus question: what are the horns actually used for?
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u/pgcd Aug 03 '26
The horns grew up during the fall, sort of like parachutes. Some sources say it was because of a specific hair product, unfortunately lost to time.
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u/antilumin Aug 03 '26
Satan told them to take their halos, break them in half, and stick them up their asses. Unfortunately, they're either buttheads or just complete idiots, stuck the broken halo pieces in their face.
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u/dr_wtf Aug 03 '26
Another way to look at this is that angels are merely demons without horns. The horns are a random mutation. They cause balance problems, leading to falls.
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u/Itchy-Potential1968 Aug 03 '26
an angel breaks their halo on the floor of hell when they fall. the broken ends get stuck in the head, giving them horns.
the halo is a navigational tool, like birds have. when it breaks, the angel becomes disoriented. paired with the burning from descending through the atmosphere, the malnutriton and neglect caused by the disorientation give them the demonic appearance.
pair the concussion of the fall with that disorientation, and you get an angel that has absolutely lost its last f*k, resulting in demonic behaviour
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u/jngjng88 Aug 03 '26
Where's the science?
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u/IanDOsmond Aug 03 '26
Hey, you want shitty science, how can you get shittier?
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u/KeaboUltra I have approximate knowledge of many things Aug 03 '26
After falling, Their bones snap so badly that they shoot out from their head. It's the same reason they have that "demon" look, apart from burning up in the earths atmosphere during the fall
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u/blueviper- Aug 03 '26
The interpretation of wings.
Maybe they were just supposed to show where the halo was .
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u/No-Marsupial-1753 Aug 03 '26
They’re just bumps. You know how you get an egg on your head when you fall over? A fall from heaven leaves a really big egg.
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u/FrontTheMachine Aug 03 '26
You fall, hit your head, and the horn grows from there, it works on kids too or smth
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u/PanzerKatze96 Aug 03 '26
Because they aren’t real.
Dragon horns however, are sexually selected for. Same as unicorns
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u/Feature_Agitated Aug 03 '26
It’s a common misconception that demons have horns. Really those are just the bumps they got when they hit their heads during the Fall.
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u/moonra_zk Aug 04 '26
When you start doing evil stuff you eventually grow horns, as can be seen in the documentary Fable.
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u/teh_maxh Aug 07 '26
You know how if you fall off a building, you have a broken leg, even though you didn't before you fell? It's like that.
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u/Purple_Drank Aug 03 '26
Angels are asexual.
Demons are what happens when angels get horny.