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Has the devil harmed you?
- Thread starter Spiderman
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No.
Belief in the Devil is harmful.
Belief in the Devil is harmful.
Zero.
Jollybear
Hey
Curious, irrelavent whether the devil exists or not. But my question is, how does the mere belief in a devil harm?
siti
Well-Known Member
goosebumps
Jollybear
Hey
Goosebumps huh?
I heard goosebumps will prevent harm. Because its a mechanism in the body to make your hair stand up in order to make you look bigger to your predetors.
So, the devil will see you get bigger and get scared.
siti
Well-Known Member
And so he should...
Spiderman
Veteran Member
If only you were as handsome as the guy in your avatar.
It is mythology and in history up until today people blame things and other people as evil based on the belief in the devil and/or satan. Including demonic possession where people die, are harmed, and stigmatized by the accusation..
Jollybear
Hey
Ok....i believe the devil exists but i still dont see how im harming someone else by believing this?
I am not commenting on you personally, because I do not know you. I am referring to the facts of history, and my experience growing up in South America and being familiar with exorcism, and the superstitions’ associated with the belief in the devil/satan, and the history including my experience is not good.
Milton Platt
Well-Known Member
How would you know?
Jollybear
Hey
If you could, id be interested to hear one of your direct experiences?
I grew up mostly in Costa Rica and Panama, and I am first hand familiar with attempts at exorcism, and superstitions of blaming misfortunes on the devil/satan or demonic causes. When a gift was given to the new born is was often a gold fash hand (gold hand in superstitious position), and not a gold cross.
The belief in the practice of exorcism is common in those Christian sects that believe in a demon/satan, and demonic sources.
Cooky
Veteran Member
Yes, in ways I can't say publicly. That's how he does it.
I think you know about out black cat known by some as the devil. She has huge teeth and even bigger claws. She is really gentle but can occasionally become over excited. You guessed it, teeth and claw marks on my arm.
But i guess you at not talking physical reality but blaming a supernatural cause for misfortune. No, never. If i screw up i place the blame where it lives.