# Sell your soul to the devil **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [December 3, 1999, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003 "1999-12-03T19:11:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 1999, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/1 "1999-12-03T19:11:00Z")
No, not our beloved Brian aka Satan. Why would anyone really want to do something like this. Is your soul actually capable of being subletted to any other form? Personally, I don’t believe it…now. In my younger and crazier days I thought it was capable. If anyone has had experiences with “selling their soul” I would love to hear them. If there is interest I will tell another personal story about said topic. HUGS! Sqrl * * * Gasoline: As an accompaniement to cereal it made a refreshing change. Glen Baxter ---
**Author:** ![Lucky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Lucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 1999, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/2 "1999-12-03T19:18:00Z")
This call for empirical testing. I tell you what, Sqrlcub, I’ll sell you my soul for 100 bucks. Do with it what you will. In a year, we’ll talk again and see if the exchange changed my life at all. Or yours, for that matter. * * * “I should not take bribes and Minister Bal Bahadur KC should not do so either. But if clerks take a bribe of Rs 50-60 after a hard day’s work, it is not an issue.” ----Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Current Prime Minister of Nepal ---
**Author:** ![metroshane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@metroshane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/metroshane)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 1999, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/3 "1999-12-03T19:42:00Z")
This should be a risk free oppurtunity for the athiest. what have they got to lose? * * * We live in an age that reads to much to be wise, and thinks too much to be beautiful–Oscar Wilde ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 1999, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/4 "1999-12-03T19:51:00Z")
Sqlcub, don’t listen to Lucky. My soul is only $99.99, and it’s never been used. 🙂 * * * La franchise ne consiste pas à dire tout ce que l’on pense, mais à penser tout ce que l’on dit. H. de Livry ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 1999, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/5 "1999-12-03T19:54:00Z")
And **metroshane** , actually I do believe an atheist can “sell their soul to the devil.” By that, I mean abandoning principles you hold dear for a temporary, mercenary advantage. * * * La franchise ne consiste pas à dire tout ce que l’on pense, mais à penser tout ce que l’on dit. H. de Livry ---
**Author:** ![Boris\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@Boris\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boris_B)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 1999, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/6 "1999-12-03T19:56:00Z")
I always thought the expression should be “trading your soul to the Devil” since the Devil rarely pays you money for your soul. Usually you just get a special gift, which might be very valuable, but is hardly legal tender for all debts… * * * Any similarity in the above text to an English word or phrase is purely coincidental. ---
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 1999, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/7 "1999-12-03T20:36:00Z")
Anyone willing to sell me their soul for five bucks like Bart did to Milhouse? Send me an email at [paganbearcub@hotmail.com](mailto:paganbearcub@hotmail.com) with the requisite information and I will buy 1 soul. 🙂 Could be a free five bucks for one lucky person. HUGS! Sqrl * * * Gasoline: As an accompaniement to cereal it made a refreshing change. Glen Baxter ---
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 1999, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/8 "1999-12-03T20:37:00Z")
BTW, The bargain price of around $100 sounds like it would be much to pure for me. 😉 HUGS again! Sqrl * * * Gasoline: As an accompaniement to cereal it made a refreshing change. Glen Baxter ---
**Author:** ![Lucky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Lucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 1999, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/9 "1999-12-03T21:27:00Z")
No no no. The $100 ones are the mucked up ones. If you want a pure soul, it’s gonna cost you **big** bucks. * * * “I should not take bribes and Minister Bal Bahadur KC should not do so either. But if clerks take a bribe of Rs 50-60 after a hard day’s work, it is not an issue.” ----Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Current Prime Minister of Nepal ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 1999, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/10 "1999-12-04T00:53:00Z")
Seen on a bumper sticker/tee shirt: “Jesus saves souls! And redeems them for valuable cash prizes.” ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 1999, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/11 "1999-12-04T02:51:00Z")
Actually, the whole “selling your soul” bit is pretty contradictory to established Christian theology. I wonder how the idea got started? ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 1999, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/12 "1999-12-04T04:20:00Z")
Maybe it started with the tradition of the Irish “sin eaters”?–know what I’m talking about? DHR ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 1999, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/13 "1999-12-04T04:34:00Z")
Selling souls to Satan happens all the time. I offer as proof last year’s win by Altanta over Minnesota in the playoffs. (Ok, ok, this is Great Debates. I won’t crack wise anymore.) Except for this: If Navy wins, Annapolis is going to need one huge exorcism. _OK! OK! I’m leaving now!_ ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 1999, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/14 "1999-12-04T04:51:00Z")
::smacks Rysdad:: Sorry…had to be done. I’ll take this troublemaker off your hands now… * * * “Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it.” - George Carlin ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 1999, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/15 "1999-12-05T06:27:00Z")
Two for the price of one sale! Buy my soul for $59.95 and I will throw in my aura at no extra cost to you! ---
**Author:** ![RoboDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbe5ce/32.png) [@RoboDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoboDude)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 1999, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/16 "1999-12-05T06:32:00Z")
* * * ## Actually, the whole “selling your soul” bit is pretty contradictory to established Christian theology. I wonder how the idea got started? I don’t remember the title, but I think I heard that a long time ago, someone wrote a book about someone who sells his soul to the devil. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 1999, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/17 "1999-12-04T23:17:00Z")
Falcon hit me! Right here. :::pointing::: Anyway, I just checked Ebay. Nothing in the way of souls. ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 1999, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/18 "1999-12-04T23:30:00Z")
What gives any of you the impression I even WANT _your_ souls? 😃 * * * Yer pal, Satan ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 1999, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/19 "1999-12-05T00:20:00Z")
Satan, don’t be such a twit.\* You’ve _got_ to take the souls that come your way, whether you want them or not. So if we don’t go to heaven, you’re stuck with us. - Saddam Hussein, from the South Park movie. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 1999, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003/20 "1999-12-05T00:23:00Z")
tracer, great T-shirt. I’ll trade you a “Jesus died for my sins, and all I got was this lousy T-shirt” for it, if you’ve got one… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-your-soul-to-the-devil/17003.md?page=2)