(July 18, 2016 at 9:01 am)Drich Wrote: Again, 'smart, open minded people' of Atheist forums... I am not addressing what is being believed or dismissed.. (I am not speaking to the validity of content) I am speaking to the closed minded what you approach a subject matter. No one of offered any proof that the girls condition was limited by the diagnosed cause.. None of you sought out what it was the 'devil' was saying..
What if the 9 year old could recite what the devil said in Latin in real time? What if she through Satan accurately predict the next 6 terror attacks???
The point is not the validity of this particular situation but the way you all approach a story like this with a "the world is flat and man will never fly attitude."
All I am suggesting is you do a little digging before you dismiss anything out right.
I know that there are 1000 crap stories likes this, but out of that 1000 there maybe one legit occourance.. The point being the devil can often be found in the details.. If one were to simply look.
It is not closed-minded to refuse to entertain the unevidenced, superstitious notion that an invisible, demonic entity has somehow magically implanted itself into this little girl's brain and is giving her commands. That's just common sense.
I suppose if I started hearing voices in my head and claimed that a million malicious nanobots from outer-space were rewiring my neurons, you'd stop and think "Wait, I've got to be open-minded about this!"
Because honestly, your assertion is as absurd as the one I listed, and therefore, there is no reason to be open-minded about it. Remember, if you're too open-minded, your brain will fall out.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
