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These threads are so awesome. I like to bookmark them for when friends say most people in Louisiana wouldn't believe in something as silly as demons. I then pull up this nonsense and watch their jaws drop as they realize that a sizable contingent of their peers actually believe in malevolent demonic possession despite what we know about the ability of the brain to perceive things incorrectly.

Man is not as smart as he thinks he is.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become "fools" so that you may become wise.

No I have never seen a demon but I do believe in them.

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Posted by GeauxTigerTM

Member since Sep 2006

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Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:14 am to ctiger69

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Man is not as smart as he thinks he is.

So doubling down and declaring belief in something for which there is no evidence does what...exactly?

Does someone who has schizophrenia telling you that just because you don't hear the voices he hears does not mean they are not real convince you of anything other than his mental illness? We already understand the human brain is capable of causing visions so real they are indistinguishable from reality. We KNOW this. And yet, when confronted with something strange most people default to believing the unbelievable in the face of not having anything like supporting evidence to prove it happened.

Why? The answer is obvious. Because THEY are special. THEIR experience MUST be true, because it "happened" to them. Sure...the guy over there who says he was abducted by aliens and probed is a fricking loon...but I know demons are real because I saw them...

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Posted by boom roasted

Member since Sep 2010

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Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:21 am to ctiger69

You can make the same argument without quoting the Bible. It's not a trump card.

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