No, it cannot. There is no such thing.
“It’s spelling something! It’s spelling… D - O - N - T - T - R - U - S - T - O - U - I - J - A - B - O - A - R - D - S - T - H - E - Y - L - I - E.”
“Interesting. I guess that’s what you get when you buy your board in Crete.”
Sometimes I scroll to the top of the page where the large THE STRAIGHT DOPE banner resides, and read what it says directly below it.
And weep.
Thank you, kanicbird, for inspiring me to keep on keepin’ on.
Do you feel the same way about all religions? I think someone should post your exact quote every time someone mentions that they are religious or church goers or whatever.
This works best when several people place their fingers on the mouse and concentrate.
Way to go there Q.E.D., discrediting the sacred text of one of the leading world’s religions, along with the quoted text of Jesus the Son of God.
Actually, if I recall correctly, much of your demon-based knowledge of the world is based on interpretation from text, rather than on the text itself, and I do not recall Jesus (Son of God or no) making any statement on Ouija boards whatsoever; in fact, in your very post you say “IMO”.
I would also point out that by saying “Jesus the Son of God”, you discredit every faith (and nonfaith) that does not believe him to be so, which is somewhat the majority. I suspect rather that it is the discredit given to your particular sacred text, rather than the idea of discredit done to any sacred text in general, which is more the target for your ire, since you have done the same many more times over in your reply.
I do what I can.
I’m not seeing it! Damnit, you’re not concentrating hard enough!
If you are old enough to have a younger brother that is old enough to be dating then you are old enough to realize that something made by Parker Brothers is not evil.
Hasbro makes the evil stuff.
Seriously, though, if you get the right group of people (who are “into” it) and set the right tone (candles, lights off, etc) it can get kinda creepy. But, that’s kind of the point of the game. It’s not evil, it’s just cardboard.
All bow to the sacred Ouija board. I’m dedicating my life to it.
In Taiwan, they play a game called “cup fairy” or “coin fairy”, moving said items as a planchette to point to characters on a piece of paper. Thought it was interesting that this game has much the same kind of dire reputation as the Western Ouija board.
Also, stuff like demonic possession, fortune telling and ghosts are a bit more widely believed over here, without necessarily any correlation with the believer’s membership in organized religion.
Now chicken entrails… That’s a whole different story!
Ouija boards, forsooth
The IMO was about the ability to channel demons through Ouija boards, I took Q.E.D.'s statement of “No, it cannot. There is no such thing.” to refer to the existent of demons, in which case it is directly anti-scriptural - there are demons, they exist, to deny that is to deny the Word of God. Now if Q.E.D. was referring to there is no such thing as a ‘channel’ to summon them, then yes that would be a interpretation of scripture.
That is a fair assessment, but many faiths have sacred text that include the existance of demons, though they may be called something different, like evil spirits (Hebrew), jin (Islam), etc. Even if not recognized as ‘evil’ daemons are recognized in the old Greek faith.
I personally feel that Ouija boards can be dangerous in the same way that conmen and spiritualists can be dangerous. I don’t think they channel the great THJYUIL or whatever, but certain personality types seem to get themsleves worked up about them. If the game is making you uncomfortable, don’t play it. The same can be said for Monopoly.
classic ouija is being discontinued in favour of computer mouse pointers?
It was. There aren’t. They don’t. Not only do I deny the word of god, I deny there is a god, period. All interpretations of Scripture are equally valid, as it is all made up by humans and means whatever the reader wants it to mean.
Only the version sold as a two-pack with the new moneyless Monopoly they are forcing on us.
What next? Diceless Parcheesi?
You’re kidding, right? I can’t believe they are messing with a classic.