What is your excuse for demonic forces?
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So I have a question...If you don't believe in God, Satan, Heaven or hell,
what is your excuse for demonic forces? It is a known fact all throughout
history (in and out of textbooks) that people have been taken over by
demonic evil forces, and people have been exorcised (not only in the
Catholic Church). What is your excuse for divine healings? People being
prayed over or simply touched and healed of things such as leoporasy,
blindness, etc. I'd really like to hear how the atheist belief can explain
these things.
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Demonic forces have the same source as divine ones - human beings.
That it's bullshit and never really happened. "Demonic Possession" is a primitive explnation for psychotic behavior. If "exorcism" had any effect at all it was the placebo effect. Anti-psychotic meds are much more effective than exorcism. This is like asking if Santa Claus isn't real how do you explain his reindeer flying.
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I hope you're kidding. How many Muslims or Buddhists can you name that have been "possesed" by demonic forces? It's all in you're head.
When once asked in the library if I believed in Jesus Christ, I pointed out that zombie novels are in the fiction section.
I've never seen a leper or blind person cured by the touch of some holy dude so I cannot tell you. Please provide us with some legitimate sources to verify your insane rantings. While you're at it pray for amputees to regrow their limbs and get back with us when you have conclusive proof said god cures amputees.
Demons do not possess people end of story. They do not exist anymore than angels exist. Besides, even if they did, this would be a problem to christians because demonic possession violates "freewill" and god cannot violate freewill, correct? Perhaps, this would not be a direct violation, but an indirect which is probably even worse. Mental illness is the explanation. By your reasoning, humans that turn into creatures during a full moon must exist. Most cultures have similiar stories but this proves nothing.
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Do even christians believe in demonic possession these days?. Pretty sure the catholics and C of E dropped exorcism a long time ago?
Only the "Spiritual Warfare" fundies who see demons around every corner. Again, it keeps them from having to accept responsibility for their own actions.
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im sure its stated somewhere on my evil overlord registery papers, that i do NOT have to make excuses for my minions actions >.>
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What's your excuse for leech therapy? It's a known fact all throughout history (in and out of textbooks) that leeches have been used to cure everything from headaches to herpes. I'd really like to hear how your belief can explain these things.
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Hi Kate. When ignorant and sexually repressed people need attention or an outlet for frustration, it sometimes manifests in a fit of histrionics you call "demonic possession." They must find a means of expressing their dissatisfaction and outrage at their suffocating environments, but because they don't want to be ostracized, even on a subconscious level, it has to also be in accordance with the superstitions they grew up with; which provide them an alibi for their behavior, no matter how extreme and hilarious. You'll notice that in more developed and less religious cultures (not a coincidental relationship), which by your standard probably ought to be most vulnerable to "demonic forces," life goes uninterrupted by Lucifer's minions. The east and west coasts are not, counter-intuitively, crying out for the aid of an exorcist. This is mainly because the bulk of people in these places, which may seem futuristic and overwhelming to you, allow themselves to whack off once in a while.
Are you kidding? I've yet to meet one around here that doesn't believe in it. In fact, most churches will have a spiritual warfare conference/training at least once a year, and I had a schoolfriend whose mother was actually a demonic possesion 'expert'.
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Where's god gone with his miracles and shit?
We haven't even had a burning bush for ages. Ok, we have in CA but generally is some idiot with a BBQ.
Demonic possession = 'It wasn't me, it was my demon'
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Demon, I command you in the name of Jee zusss....
Can you please send me an Amazon.com link with these 'factual' textbooks?
I can explain all those things in 4 words: You have been fooled.
Simple, I don't claim to explain things I can't. If there is something that happens in an odd way, I look for an explanation. If I can't find one I say "I don't know what happened here."
Since there is no proof for demonic forces or divine healing, how can you claim that they exist? If you want me to accept your explanation for their existence, prove it.
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