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- neckfire, on 11/14/2007, -21/+121People kill woman because of antiquated moronic beliefs
There, I fixed the headline for you. - MikeonTV, on 11/14/2007, -2/+94Any news on the demon?
- deltaandroid, on 11/14/2007, -1/+50He made a full recovery!
- look4alec, on 11/14/2007, -16/+57"One human life is a small price to pay in order to rid the world of a really really mean demon" - the pope
- FearlessFreep, on 11/14/2007, -0/+38and is suing for damages and emotional anguish
- commernie, on 11/13/2007, -10/+40And this, ladies and gents, is why we "bash" religion (or any other stupid superstition). Any questions?
- jmgoody311, on 11/13/2007, -6/+29It looks like the demon smacked her with the ugly stick before it possessed her.
Oh wait, she died. That isn't funny. - robbh66, on 11/13/2007, -0/+23Since it's highly unlikely you understand the sheer stupidity in your comment, ii'll point out this important piece of info: you have to remove /yourself/ from the gene pool to qualify for the Darwin Awards.
- inactive, on 11/13/2007, -1/+22but but but go back to school before you open your mouth again.
- weeeezzll, on 11/13/2007, -1/+18... but is currently homeless ...
- Adamande, on 11/13/2007, -0/+16"A relative said yesterday that the family believed a curse was put on (Janet) Moses after someone, either her sister or a cousin, stole a blessed taonga. Another family member was sick and the illness was blamed on the curse, he said."
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/11/12/11947665 ... - inactive, on 11/13/2007, -3/+18I thought it said "Woman Dies During Exercising" Damn and I just canceled my Gold's Gym Membership
- jmpeagle, on 11/13/2007, -4/+19except this had nothing to do with Christianity. It is some pre-European colonization Maori religion
- RocknrollMofo, on 11/13/2007, -0/+15The woman's 14 year old cousin was almost killed in the same ritual
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4271124a10.html?source=RSSt ... - noahhoward, on 11/13/2007, -0/+11Wow.. I was trying to keep an open mind... then you showed how stupid you really are.
- jmpeagle, on 11/13/2007, -0/+10yeah, that sounds like a "pope" quote....and this quote has a unique characteristic of not having a name
/rolls eyes - inactive, on 11/13/2007, -4/+13I was just about to say that. Remember folks, magical thinking and reality don't mix.
- Pilomotor, on 11/13/2007, -1/+10Guess the makutu won.
- AriaStar, on 11/13/2007, -5/+13I wonder why they thought she was possessed.
- chaosium, on 11/13/2007, -0/+8"You would think with so many family members present that there was cause for concern in such a way.
dont be so quick so dash other peoples beleifs with your own closed mind."
I'm all for plurality of beliefs, except when they endanger lives for no positive end. This is stupid and their whole family is stupid. There wasn't cause for concern because they honestly thought there were spirits inhabiting her body, now there's no spirit at all left in her. - purelithium, on 11/13/2007, -2/+10This is Constantine, John Constantine, *****.
- cheeseron, on 11/13/2007, -0/+8What are you talking about? This woman is dead! Regardless of the number that die from heart disease every year, it does not make it alright for someone to die over something like this.
- Bahimiron, on 11/13/2007, -0/+8Wasn't this an episode of Law and Order?
- subterfuge, on 11/13/2007, -0/+6"Woman killed by antiquated moronic beliefs"?
- hambend, on 11/13/2007, -0/+6Apparently her sister stole it, but since Janet was the weakest (whatever that means) in the family, she was possessed instead. Yeah, I know. If you're trying to make sense of this story you should probably give up now.
It gets weirder the more you hear. The idol was a stone lion, which has no significance in Maori culture. The ritual usually only requires a little water -- if any -- and in this case took place without any supervision from an elder. It seems like they were just making it up as they went along.
A teenage girl was also hospitalized as a result of the exorcism. I have no idea how that fits into events. - AriaStar, on 11/13/2007, -0/+6Someone else stole something, so how was the curse connected to her? Why did they believe she was the cursed one?
- kertong, on 11/13/2007, -0/+5On the flip side, I think the open mind is one that can throw out an established belief based on empirical evidence. A closed mind will still continue to believe in antiquated beliefs regardess of science and empiricism. Do people still believe that diseases are a symptom of evil spirits, and that blood letting, chanting, and animal sacrifices are a good way to cure the disease? That's ok if they don't know any better, but if they still continue to believe that after they're shown modern medicine and sciene, then that is a closed mind.
- dojonz, on 11/13/2007, -0/+5It was Jeff the Maori.
- wannapiece, on 11/13/2007, -3/+8Oh, thats right... you were there Please.. Dont stop at the headline, tell us what really happened
- Pilomotor, on 11/13/2007, -0/+5Yeah, that's because most people who believe "such magicks are real" don't have access to the internet, or computers, or perhaps even electricity. Don't worry, we have a lot of opinions in this community, but they all happen to agree that you're crazy.
- HereticChick, on 11/13/2007, -6/+11It's still an antiquated, preposterous, bizarre religious belief...just like christianity!
- dopplerdog, on 11/13/2007, -0/+5Because she told them that exorcism in this day and age is the height of stupidity?
- petewiz, on 11/13/2007, -1/+5Even if "done properly", I have yet to see any proof of demons or the magic involved in "exorcising" them. It's nothing shock treatment can't cure.
"i could go on for days, but i wont"
Good. Why anyone would want to listen to multiple days worth of this incomprehensible ranting *****? - neftaly, on 11/13/2007, -0/+4I heard it was the swiveling head and wall-climbing.
- ProducedRaw, on 11/13/2007, -0/+4Clarke's third law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
However, does that really mean that if we can't explain something we should attribute it to god(s)? Why is it so difficult for people to just accept that we can't explain certain things at the moment and leave it at that? You know, without blaming everything on spirits and demons. I'm sure people from a few centuries ago were rationalising things that are commonplace now with "magical" explanations. This certainly wasn't because there was any truth to those rationalisations, they were after all, nonsense. So what's the difference between that kind of case and today's cases of "magical" explanations? Why is it closed minded to see a pattern being formed here - that anything which we can't logically explain is always proclaimed to be the work of god(s), spirits and demons? That is, until science explains it.
I see a double standard here - if science can't explain something then that "proves" the existence of *insert religion/belief system*. But if science explains something that was previously "explained" by *insert religion/belief system*, then that seems to do nothing to disprove that religion. So who's really closed minded when it comes to these things? - CanadaMan87, on 11/13/2007, -0/+4I've also got some bad news about Santa Claus...
- petewiz, on 11/13/2007, -0/+4Yeah I did both of those, and then I went online and made fun of your unreasonable beliefs.
PS: What does this have to do with heart disease? - petewiz, on 11/13/2007, -0/+4You're thinking of Happy Days. You know, the one where the Fonz get possessed and starts masturbating with a crucifix?
- cutebutnerdy, on 11/13/2007, -0/+4Never mess around with the unknown. Crazy
- petewiz, on 11/13/2007, -1/+4Apparently this has happened quite a few times during "exorcisms":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcism#Exorcism-rel ... - Ninnux, on 11/13/2007, -1/+4@neckfire :: Not for you to judge. Just sayin'.
- deltaandroid, on 11/13/2007, -0/+3Purification!
- inactive, on 11/13/2007, -0/+3Yeah, I'm sure christians never killed anyone during a botched exorcism...
- darkphenox, on 11/13/2007, -2/+5You haven't been on digg very long have you?
- brufleth, on 11/13/2007, -0/+3In the past as today the people who allegedly have demons in them or curses on them are just suffering from mental illness and need real medical help.
- inactive, on 11/13/2007, -0/+3It's a contradiction in terms. You claim that there are forces in this universe that cannot be explained and that we cannot cuurently comprehend. If that is the case, why in God's name would we even consider meddling with these forces, much less pretend that we can understand them?
Either there are mysterious forces out there beyond our comprehension, in which case we cannot and should not trifle with them, or it's a load of superstitious nonsense, in which case science will gladly take over. - ronaldmonster, on 11/13/2007, -0/+3It's Emily rose all over again.
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