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I just thought I'd say that this is a page about the Occult which includes a set of religions in their own right, and thus I wonder if half of the article should really be taken up by the Christian viewpoint. I mean, it's great to discuss all points of view - there's absolutely nothing wrong with that, but we ought to do some research and expand this article a bit. It is a stub. | I just thought I'd say that this is a page about the Occult which includes a set of religions in their own right, and thus I wonder if half of the article should really be taken up by the Christian viewpoint. I mean, it's great to discuss all points of view - there's absolutely nothing wrong with that, but we ought to do some research and expand this article a bit. It is a stub. | ||
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| − | We need to answer liberals (or at least materialists) who regard '''all''' supernatural concepts and practices as silly and ineffective. For one thing, if (as we Christians believe), the sort of [[demon]]s cast out by [[Jesus]] are real, then attempts to contact them would be "bad" precisely because such attempts might be effective! You would be liable to form a relationship with a demon, who would then most likely tempt you to do (or feel or think) things that pulled you away from [[God]]. | + | We need to answer liberals (or at least materialists) who regard '''all''' supernatural concepts and practices as silly and ineffective. For one thing, if (as we Christians believe), the sort of [[demon]]s cast out by [[Jesus]] are real, then attempts to contact them would be "bad" precisely because such attempts might be effective! You would be liable to form a relationship with a demon, who would then most likely tempt you to do (or feel or think) things that pulled you away from [[God]]. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 09:42, 20 January 2010 (EST) |
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I just thought I'd say that this is a page about the Occult which includes a set of religions in their own right, and thus I wonder if half of the article should really be taken up by the Christian viewpoint. I mean, it's great to discuss all points of view - there's absolutely nothing wrong with that, but we ought to do some research and expand this article a bit. It is a stub.
We need to answer liberals (or at least materialists) who regard all supernatural concepts and practices as silly and ineffective. For one thing, if (as we Christians believe), the sort of demons cast out by Jesus are real, then attempts to contact them would be "bad" precisely because such attempts might be effective! You would be liable to form a relationship with a demon, who would then most likely tempt you to do (or feel or think) things that pulled you away from God. --Ed Poor Talk 09:42, 20 January 2010 (EST)