amw79 when I was a Christian this was my specialty. I was fully involved in the ministry of deliverance as they called it in my church. The belief was that demons are fallen angels from gods kingdom. That Jesus cast these demons into a herd of swine that later threw themselves off of a cliff is due to the biblical teachings that swine were unclean animals in gods eyes, therefore killing them was not a bad thing.
I dealt with people during my time in the ministry that would launch verbal threats at me and when I spoke the name of Jesus they would fall out and start either foaming at the mouth or writhing all over the altar. Back then I thought these were demons but now as an atheist I believe these are caused by psychological disorders such as shizophrenia etc. Or mentally induced conditions due to the placebo effect because of the teachings of the church.
I dealt with people during my time in the ministry that would launch verbal threats at me and when I spoke the name of Jesus they would fall out and start either foaming at the mouth or writhing all over the altar. Back then I thought these were demons but now as an atheist I believe these are caused by psychological disorders such as shizophrenia etc. Or mentally induced conditions due to the placebo effect because of the teachings of the church.
There is nothing people will not maintain when they are slaves to superstition
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