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Evil spirits, anyone?
Jehanne Away
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Evil spirits, anyone?
March 24, 2017 at 9:22 am
Some cool rational logic from Merriam-Webster:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-...2017-03-24

Does anyone still think this in our day?
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RE: Evil spirits, anyone?
March 24, 2017 at 9:28 am
One, two, Freddy's coming for you
Three, four, better lock your door
Five, six, grab your crucifix
Seven, eight, gonna stay up late
Nine, ten, never sleep again!

yeah, nah, all bs! But the perceived fear is very real ... Just like the perceived fear of hell.
No God, No fear.
Know God, Know fear.
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RE: Evil spirits, anyone?
March 24, 2017 at 9:30 am
(March 24, 2017 at 9:22 am)Jehanne Wrote: Does anyone still think this in our day?

Yes.
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RE: Evil spirits, anyone?
March 24, 2017 at 9:33 am
I was raised Pentecostal. They totally believe that sort of thing.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
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RE: Evil spirits, anyone?
March 24, 2017 at 9:45 am
(March 24, 2017 at 9:22 am)Jehanne Wrote: Evil spirits, anyone?

Yes please, may I have eight? I have some people to sort out.
Sum ergo sum
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RE: Evil spirits, anyone?
March 24, 2017 at 9:54 am (This post was last modified: March 24, 2017 at 9:56 am by Longhorn.)
(March 24, 2017 at 9:22 am)Jehanne Wrote: Some cool rational logic from Merriam-Webster:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-...2017-03-24

Does anyone still think this in our day?

I guess they had the mythological origins of the word in mind. For example in German the word is Alptraum, which literally means 'elf dream', from the germanic mythological elves which were supposed to sit on the chests of sleeping people and cause bad dreams. (Unless I'm getting my mythologies mixed up?)
It's similar in my native tongue, though the word isn't used anymore.
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RE: Evil spirits, anyone?
March 24, 2017 at 10:21 am
Tequila is an evil spirit.
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RE: Evil spirits, anyone?
March 24, 2017 at 10:38 am
Tekillya, wahoo!
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RE: Evil spirits, anyone?
March 24, 2017 at 11:53 am
Evil spirits? Bosh. Everyone knows (or should do) that nightmares are invisible, insubstantial black horses - always female, natch - who reside in the Gourd Realm, where they are presided over by the Night Stallion. The nightmares solemn duty is to bring bad dreams to the sleepers of Xanth. This is in no wise evil, as bad dreams are frequently instructive and useful to the sleepers. Here endeth the lesson.

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RE: Evil spirits, anyone?
March 24, 2017 at 12:00 pm
No, this is a Nightmare...

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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
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