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human
[Raiders of the Lost Ark] How did the Nazis not realize how dangerous the Ark was?

This *really* bugs me. The Nazis, who searched for the Ark of the Covenant, an artifact that is stated *several times* both in the film and in the real-world Torah/Bible to have flattened mountains and incinerated entire armies because some schmuck touched it without God's express permission to do so, (Take this verse from the Bible, Samuel 6:19, KJV: *And He smote the men of Bethshemesh, for they had looked into the Ark of the LORD, even He smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.)* apparently did not consider that if it really was as powerful as the legends say it is, then maybe they should just leave it alone?
gpt
Nazis have a complicated connection to Catholicism, bit opposing it and endorsing it depending on what fits their goals at the moment. Nobody ever accused Nazis of being too rational.

That said, a Nazi occultist with delusions of grandeur most likely decided that they _are_ god's chosen. Of course, in the movie we see His opinion on the matter.