Poll: Are ouija boards dangerous?

[Jacking]

Only when a jury uses them to determine a verdict, thank god they were found out.

Other than that, no.

 

[Brutal Peanut]

Ouija boards are toys. The only thing to fear is whatever your conjure up in your own head. With a Ouija board you are basically making your own fear. Even though I wasn't allowed to have one because my Abuelita and Mother were incredibly superstitious. My friend did have one however, and we found it incredibly boring.

I take it you come from a Hispanic family? (I'm Hispanic as well)

Yeah that was the same in my house.

My Mother's side is Mexican/Yaqui, my Father's side is German. He thought she was always being incredibly silly where spirits, dreams, and toys like Ouija boards were concerned.

 

[cthulhumythos]

I was going to get one and use it with a few friends. Now, I don't usually buy into this sort of stuff but after hearing a few creepy stories (i scare easily) I'm not so sure. So, have you had any experiences? Most importantly: Are they dangerous?

yes.

they are choking hazards.

 

[Sabiancym]

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.

 

[Moromillas]

Inanimate objects? Not really...
Superstitious people? Yes, possibly.

 

[Pinkamena]

Of course not. It's a bunch of mumbo-jumbo, like all other "paranormal" things.

 

[ThisIsSnake]

You're asking on the wrong community.

This is a mainstream gaming forum. Its 'cool to be skeptic/a debunker' here.

Yes, they are dangerous. Regardless of what anyone says on a gaming community, don't buy into it and don't touch the thing.

It's a children's board game, but it has way fewer and less swallow-able pieces making it marginal safer than say... Monopoly or Scrabble. Most people stop being scared of the dark and 'ghosts' when they hit puberty.

 

[Hawgh]

I suppose that the paints and chemicals used to make it could be quite dangerous if ingested.

 

[Denamic]

Ahahahahahaha!
Oh, that's rich.
The biggest danger with them is dropping them on your feet.

 

[GrimSheeper]

Oh come on, an Ouija Board is something 14 year olds do when they don't play Spin the Bottle. One of the users leads the glass around on the board, nothing happens unless you makes it happen. It might be fun...I guess...I can't imagine it to be entertainment.

 

[Zykon TheLich]

About as da

 

[The Heik]

I was going to get one and use it with a few friends. Now, I don't usually buy into this sort of stuff but after hearing a few creepy stories (i scare easily) I'm not so sure. So, have you had any experiences? Most importantly: Are they dangerous?

Not unless you use it to mess with other people and they brain you with it.

Otherwise it's just a board with letters on it.

 

[obehave_wan]

http://www.cracked.com/article_19283_7-ancient-forms-mysticism-that-are-recent-inventions.html

Cracked just ran an article today about so-called mystic beliefs (Ouija boards are #4).

 

[lionday]

Well the board is not dangerous. It could be compared to a telephone only used to contact other wordy spirits. However if you use it do be warned.
1. don't let them into the real world
2. don't tell them there name
3. don't believe them
Also on a side note all Christians are protected from Demons however if you are one i don't suggest you provoke demons.
Hope that helps
I myself don't believe they have any power but those the rules.

 

[Bas Smeets]

As long as you don't play it after dark and never ask when one of you is going to die you should be fine. Have fun!

 

[MoriyaMug]

They're about as authentic and dangerous as the fortunes you get from those little cookies... except they don't taste as good, and you don't get the fun of adding, "in bed," to the end of every line.

There's nothing paranormal or supernatural out there. Nothing spiritual or mystical. No gods, demons, ghosts or spectres. It's all just superstition and ritual.

 

[Redingold]

Only in the sense that they promote shoddy thinking and superstition, and you could probably beat someone round the head with one.

 

[Thetwistedendgame]

Nothing would probably happen if you don't think it would happen. One of the paranormal things I DO believe in is that you can jinx yourself by shitting your pants about this stuff to much.

 

[bruunwald]

Here, feel better about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideomotor_effect