Poll: Are ouija boards dangerous?
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Well, you'll be wasting your money on superstitious BS, so unless you count that as dangerous, then no. The movements of the planchette are just caused by mostly unnoticeable movements of your hands. It's just like the myth of being able to tell the gender of a pet bird by holding a pendulum over it; your hand will cause the movement you expect. Similarly, the stories are fueled by confirmation bias: you wind up focusing on the few semi-intelligible results, and dismissing the majority of nonsense.
It's less dangerous than a black cat crossing the road or walking under a ladder. Wich isn't dangerous to begin with. I would hope that in this modern world we would rid ourselves of old superstitious beliefs like ouija boards, black cats and selling your soul. Face it, you sold it when you purchased your first apple-product.
I answered yes, not because I know the history of the boards or if anything about them is actually true, but because I live in a house where shit happens all the time and I wouldn't ever attempt to use one inside these 4 walls.
The fact my house is built on top of a monk burial ground doesn't help at all...
The fact my house is built on top of a monk burial ground doesn't help at all...
Yea, if you leave it lying about you may trip over it, stub your toe. Whats worse than a stubbed toe?
If you make me one from real wood and mail it to me I will burn it or poop on it or whatever other thing you think will anger the spirit realm and post the video of all the nothing that happens afterwards on youtube.*William Ossiss said:
(cue I WOULD NEVER DO THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WOULD BEFALL YOU WOE BETIDE YOU OH UNBELIEVERRRRRRRRRR)
* I can't guarantee that nothing would happen, my cat may jump into the field of view briefly, he likes to jump on things. Also the air conditioner might turn on.
Yes, the corners of the board are very sharp, and could easily be used to stab people....
My sarcasm is adequated to this question... cuz i don't know if this post is trolling, or just really stupid...
My sarcasm is adequated to this question... cuz i don't know if this post is trolling, or just really stupid...
Cracked has just published an article about the Ouija board today, I think it is relevant to this topic. Excuse me if some one already posted it. I personally don't believe in anything related to mysticism, or any other version of such thing. But to each their own I suppose.
[link]http://www.cracked.com/article_19283_7-ancient-forms-mysticism-that-are-recent-inventions.html[/link]
No. And since the Escapist mods give you warnings for short answers, how about NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. NONONONONONONO. So much no, that: NO.
Yes they can be dangerous. I'm a Christian, and I found out the hard way that messing with stuff like Ouija boards can invite unwanted guest into your home.
There is nothing dangerous with divination, despite what fiction portrays. I am always surprised how afraid people are of anyone 'knowing the future.' I suppose most people on The Escapist will just relegate divination in the 'supernatural nonsense box' at any rate, so the discussion seems somewhat moot.
I don't believe in Ghosts so, I'm going to say no. Any strange occurrence is due to your state of mind. Hey, a strange sound has been heard, while you are doing the Ouija board. Strange sounds happen all the time, but because it happened during this, you react to it accordingly.
That being said, I still don't want to do one, because I don't trust my mind because it likes to play really mean jokes on me.
That being said, I still don't want to do one, because I don't trust my mind because it likes to play really mean jokes on me.
Well, you can hit someone with it, but otherwise, no.
I assume you mean supernatural danger. I got news for you, the supernatural, by definiton, does not exist. It means beyond nature, but everything in the universe is nature. So anything beyond the universe isn't in the universe, and everything that exists is in the universe, so the supernatural cannot exist.
I assume you mean supernatural danger. I got news for you, the supernatural, by definiton, does not exist. It means beyond nature, but everything in the universe is nature. So anything beyond the universe isn't in the universe, and everything that exists is in the universe, so the supernatural cannot exist.
Potheads scouring for food that forgot what they were doing and wanted to play with the Ouija board?TimtheBigDaddy said:
The ONLY record of it ever being dangerous wasn't actually accurate. The Exorcist. It's influenced the culture around the Ouija board ever since. In the 40's it was a very popular family game, much like monopoly. The whole family would gather to play it. But since the Exorcist, and some obscure stories about a voodoo witch in America owning one, it's been deemed as an evil comm to the devil.
No a demon is not going to possess you and then to fertilise your close female companion to bring his evil spawn into the world. I think you have been watching too many cheesy horror movies.
I also stated it might sound like double-speak. I should instead say, it's a level of energy that we have yet to figure out how to measure accurately or at all. And again, we're not all sensitive to it. Less-sensitive, logical thinkers would be even more inclined to disregard it.Jeff Nussbaum said:
But what happens when you feel or experience an external, invisible force or energy that you can't logically explain? You've taken all variables into account, you're both physically and mentally healthy, thoroughly investigated your environment, and come up with diddly-squat. Now what?