Poll: Are ouija boards dangerous?

[Moromillas]

They're dangerous in that they make completely misguided and ignorant people believe in things that aren't really there. The very fact that some people actually answered yes shows the danger to intelligence that these things are a part of.

The supernatural, religion, crazy metaphysics, horoscopes, etc. They're all contributing to the dumbification (it will be a word) of humanity. Anyone who accepts something as the truth without there being any physical evidence at all is not in any way shape or form using intelligence. The only "evidence" out there supporting stuff like this is purely anecdotal and coincidental. No causation has ever been shown.

So physically dangerous? No. Danger to intelligence and therefore society as a whole, I guess.

Well done. I could have not said it better.

 

[Kenko]

No. Only superstitious idiots fall for this crap. It's an inanimate object, nothing more.

 

[Gazzoid]

Yes - it's a means of communicating with spirits. It's not wise to mess with forces you don't understand!

 

[Dorian6]

I suppose, in the same way that John Edward and Lisa Williams are dangerous.

 

[jimahaff]

Ouija boards have the power you give the. By believing in them you give them power, and influence over your life. Whatever you decide to believe there are better ways to have fun. My advice, just don't go there its not worth it.

 

[William Ossiss]

go burn one then tell me your house isn't haunted by creepy supernatural things. if you use one properly, then yes. it is definitely dangerous. but i can see that the majority of people here don't believe in hauntings or spirits of any sort.

basically, it's a portal to another world. don't screw with it.

 

[Dorian6]

Ouija boards have the power you give the. By believing in them you give them power, and influence over your life. Whatever you decide to believe there are better ways to have fun. My advice, just don't go there its not worth it.

So Ouija boards are like Voldemort

 

[MR.Spartacus]

As it's little more than a bit of a cardboard with a small plastic magnifying glass, I'd imagine you'd have a very hard time killing anything besides ants with it.
Edit: unless of course you believe that Milton-Bradley are somehow masters of the occult. But that's just not very bright.

 

[tavelkyosoba]

Yes. Hasbro, maker of the Star Wars action figures, definitely mass produces an instrument of the occult that can contact spirits cursed to roam the earth.

Definitely.

 

[Nieroshai]

1. Do you believe in malevolent spirits?
2. IF you do, are you prepared to have your psyche REALLY messed up? Because even the fear itself will make things happen or even make innocent things seem a hundred times worse. I mean, I KNOW the slenderman is a hoax, but I swear I keep seeing bald guys in suits in the distance. Perception's a *****.

 

[mandaforever]

I never believed they were real until I used one, then weird stuff started happening to me and my roommate. I didn't believe in the supernatural for a while, but so many weird things happened (felt something laying on top of me at night, seeing flashes of blue light, hearing creepy songs come through my speakers when the computer was on sleep mode and pandora was off) that I am now almost inclined to believe it's all real

But that's just me, I still like to believe there's no such thing as ghosts, but if that stuff was all in my head, I must have some kind of superpower, cause I saw and heard stuff all the time after using that ouija.

 

[Nieroshai]

Yes. Hasbro, maker of the Star Wars action figures, definitely mass produces an instrument of the occult that can contact spirits cursed to roam the earth.

Definitely.

Not disagreeing with your meaning itself, but Hasbro simply prettied up an older fortune-telling device and sold it as a toy. I'm surprised they never printed tarot cards for the fun of it. Not that any given object can actually embody evil, just Hasbro sometimes has funny definitions of taste.

 

[mandaforever]

I never believed they were real until I used one, then weird stuff started happening to me and my roommate. I didn't believe in the supernatural for a while, but so many weird things happened (felt something laying on top of me at night, seeing flashes of blue light, hearing creepy songs come through my speakers when the computer was on sleep mode and pandora was off) that I am now almost inclined to believe it's all real

But that's just me, I still like to believe there's no such thing as ghosts, but if that stuff was all in my head, I must have some kind of superpower, cause I saw and heard stuff all the time after using that ouija.

then again, the Ouija board I used was homemade, maybe that invited some kind of dark energy?

Sorry quoting myself. But yeah if what I keep seeing and hearing really is what I think it is, then yes Ouija boards are dangerous. Be careful.

 

[Pirate1019]

The answer to this is the same answer to the question "Are you 5 fucking years old?"

 

[MoriyaMug]

go burn one then tell me your house isn't haunted by creepy supernatural things. if you use one properly, then yes. it is definitely dangerous. but i can see that the majority of people here don't believe in hauntings or spirits of any sort.

It would seem that the majority of people here are adherents of the basic fundamentals of logic and reason, rather than superstition and fairy stories. If this is true, I think I'm going to like it here.

Anecdotal evidence isn't real evidence, btw.

 

[JYzer]

About as dangerous as this absolutely genuine magic lamp I have here for sale at 99.95, guaranteed to grant all your wishes...

Hm, 99.95 seems a little steep. Care to barter for my fine selection of magic beans?

 

[Necator15]

Depends. Are there any insanely superstitious people around when you mention you're thinking of using one? If there is, your life ends up in danger immediately from them trying to stop you and telling you how evil it is.

If not, it's a harmless experience, have fun.

 

[Abengoshis]

No, it is superstitious nonsense.

 

[mandaforever]

They're dangerous in that they make completely misguided and ignorant people believe in things that aren't really there. The very fact that some people actually answered yes shows the danger to intelligence that these things are a part of.

The supernatural, religion, crazy metaphysics, horoscopes, etc. They're all contributing to the dumbification (it will be a word) of humanity. Anyone who accepts something as the truth without there being any physical evidence at all is not in any way shape or form using intelligence. The only "evidence" out there supporting stuff like this is purely anecdotal and coincidental. No causation has ever been shown.

So physically dangerous? No. Danger to intelligence and therefore society as a whole, I guess.

Well done. I could have not said it better.

I actually thin k what you said was a little snobby. I don't think humans have all the answers, nor do we have the physical or mental capacities to do so. There is a surprising amount of science and pseudo-science that we have not even touched on, nor can we ever touch on. Saying we can only believe what we see is a very typical thing for a person to say when they can't think outside the box, which is what a lot of science is all about.

Saying that people who believe in things they can't see are ALL ignorant and ALL unintelligent is a broad statement, a very untrue one at that. How are we ever going to discover anything new without looking at possibilities? I believe people like you are holding us back as a society.

Then again, I'm not religious or superstitious, so I'm not really the best person to go to. But my point still stands.