Poll: Are ouija boards dangerous?
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You. I like you. Carry on being awesome.Jeff Nussbaum said:
EDIT: You are so awesome, you get my 999th post. Congrats!
OT: Basically what he said.
Typical. You claim they're dangerous and a gateway to real power. The burden of proof is on you. Get cracking.William Ossiss said:
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You do see why I'm not taking you seriously, right?
Ouija Boards are dangerous in that gullible people are likely to think they actually work, which would potentially convince them that they can actually talk to spirits. Basically, there's a reason nobody over the age of 15 uses them, and it's not that they got scared away, it's that they realized they were totally wasting their time. The danger is in stupid people thinking they're real.
Wait... hang on a second. I remember, my grandparents had one. The planchette (which is what that little thingy that you move around the board is called) had a clear plastic window in the middle, with a nail put through it. The end that pointed down was sharp, I recall. If you broke the legs off of the planchette, or somehow extracted the nail, you could give someone a mean scratch. Maybe even a puncture wound and a naaaaaasty infection!
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Yes, my liege!King Toasty said:
Only if you're stupid enough to consider them a swallowing hazard. However, I can never overestimate the power of gullibility and coincidence.
*nod* Good lad.Jeff Nussbaum said:
My entire family is superstitious, British-style. You know, "fear demons", "fear Freemasons," "fear the Pope's most recent dislike," blahdiblah. I have no patience for it.
Why hi there Mr. or Mrs. random spirit, free free to take partal control over a part of my body . oh, don;t worry, I won't check to make sure your not a hell-spawned demon or anything, go on a head and mess around with my central nervous system, its not like theres anything important there.
Ouja Boards are the most bestest invention ever
Ouja Boards are the most bestest invention ever
I've heard horror stories too. If they're true, you have much to be wary of. My religion tells me playing with a ouija board is like opening a doorway for the devil to come in.
Is that true? I don't know. I have no idea if they're demonic or not. But if you're really unsure, I say better safe than sorry. Also, aren't there more...I don't know, fun things to do?
Is that true? I don't know. I have no idea if they're demonic or not.
But if you're really unsure, I say better safe than sorry. Also, aren't there more...I don't know, fun things to do?
There are dangerous to your mental wellbeing. After all believing nonsense is never good for you.
No, they aren't really mystical - originally childrens toys. I'm not just doing that thing where I say my opinion as fact, like "Ghosts are real" or "God is real", I literally mean that the evidence is against them. People remember where the letters are and spell stuff subconsciously, and you can tell this because when you turn one the wrong way round and don't tell the blindfolded participant that it's the wrong way around they spell gibberish. If they were being led by ghosts the ghosts would use the right letters and the board not facing the way the person though it was wouldn't affect them.
Alright, I'll answer this without being a smarmy jackass like most everyone else.
I am Agnostic Atheist. Some people hate that term because they think I can't commit to full-blown Atheism. Fuck them, I won't discredit the rare possibility that there's an ounce of unproven truth to any given faith. I would just rather not see organized religion have so much influence in society at large because it tends to be dangerous in the wrong hands. I am a logical person, show me the proof and I'm on-board. However, I'm also a spiritual person in that I'm not deriving any idea of it from a religion. It's my own personal perspective based on life experience and some of this may come off as double-speak.
Now, I don't believe it's something as simplistic in definition as a "soul" but I feel it's a level of energy that we all carry which cannot be scientifically measured. It's something that remains to varying degrees after our bodies no longer function. Some people are more sensitive to it than others which I feel X amount of paranormal sightings are legitimately based on. I like to think that people who were very attached to this life have a greater chance of retaining their consciousness to a degree and remaining on this plain of existence. Can any of it be scientifically proven? No, not a lot of it. Providing you're of sound health and mind, it can only be your own personal experience that hopefully will add another dimension to your way of looking at the logical world.
It's a spiritual level of thought that I think should be explored a lot more without the intrusion of cockamamie man-made religious nonsense.
As for the Ouija Boards, you take from it what you want to believe. In some reported paranormal cases, you can just as easily write out the letters on paper and use a drinking glass to allow an entity to communicate. It's not the game that's "evil." It's just that, a game. If you were actually attempting to speak to an incorporeal person, it just happens to double as a communication tool.
If you really wanted to make a serious attempt at speaking to any of these bodiless people, you'd need filmed and documented proof that there was zero interference with the board, no parlor tricks, no strings or magnets. That is, if you wanted to make believers out of us or justify your own feelings and experiences. If not, don't be surprised with the sarcasm and insults from everyone here. I'm not belittling you in the least, I'm simply presenting all sides to your inquiry.
I am Agnostic Atheist. Some people hate that term because they think I can't commit to full-blown Atheism. Fuck them, I won't discredit the rare possibility that there's an ounce of unproven truth to any given faith. I would just rather not see organized religion have so much influence in society at large because it tends to be dangerous in the wrong hands. I am a logical person, show me the proof and I'm on-board. However, I'm also a spiritual person in that I'm not deriving any idea of it from a religion. It's my own personal perspective based on life experience and some of this may come off as double-speak.
Now, I don't believe it's something as simplistic in definition as a "soul" but I feel it's a level of energy that we all carry which cannot be scientifically measured. It's something that remains to varying degrees after our bodies no longer function. Some people are more sensitive to it than others which I feel X amount of paranormal sightings are legitimately based on. I like to think that people who were very attached to this life have a greater chance of retaining their consciousness to a degree and remaining on this plain of existence. Can any of it be scientifically proven? No, not a lot of it. Providing you're of sound health and mind, it can only be your own personal experience that hopefully will add another dimension to your way of looking at the logical world.
It's a spiritual level of thought that I think should be explored a lot more without the intrusion of cockamamie man-made religious nonsense.
As for the Ouija Boards, you take from it what you want to believe. In some reported paranormal cases, you can just as easily write out the letters on paper and use a drinking glass to allow an entity to communicate. It's not the game that's "evil." It's just that, a game. If you were actually attempting to speak to an incorporeal person, it just happens to double as a communication tool.
If you really wanted to make a serious attempt at speaking to any of these bodiless people, you'd need filmed and documented proof that there was zero interference with the board, no parlor tricks, no strings or magnets. That is, if you wanted to make believers out of us or justify your own feelings and experiences. If not, don't be surprised with the sarcasm and insults from everyone here. I'm not belittling you in the least, I'm simply presenting all sides to your inquiry.