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To: murphE
The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them.

Such as, seeing devils where no devils exist.

There is not a boogeyman under every bed.

52 posted on 03/11/2005 9:26:26 AM PST by sinkspur ("Preach the gospel. If necessary, use words.")
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To: sinkspur
Such as, seeing devils where no devils exist

No, that's not what he meant at all, he meant and embracing them and their works, like those who pursue interest in the occult.

But, since you mentioned it Sinkspur do you believe that demons exist, do you believe that roam the world seeking the ruin of souls? Since you stated that you believe hell may be empty I can understand why you reject the notion that reading books that romanticize the occult are harmless.

59 posted on 03/11/2005 9:40:40 AM PST by murphE (Each of the SSPX priests seems like a single facet on the gem that is the alter Christus. -Gerard. P)
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To: sinkspur
Such as, seeing devils where no devils exist. There is not a boogeyman under every bed.

I disagree -- I think the devil makes it a point to be everyplace we look for him. And he's especially happy when we put him in places where he wasn't before.

That is, in fact, Rowling's whole point about the characters in her book not saying "Voldemort" -- they grant a power to his name as if it had the power of Voldemort himself, and it's self-fulfilling.

93 posted on 03/11/2005 11:09:45 AM PST by r9etb
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