Due to constant misunderstanding with my name I feel the need to change my intro. I am hateful, hateful of religion. I hate what religion does to people and that people use it as an excuse to not think. I have spent many years of my life as an Atheist and have learned to handle my emotions, but no other word quite describes how I feel towards religion short of hate. I am outspoken, open minded, and will share my opinion. If you're looking for someone who will always agree with you, that won't be me.
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9th May 2012

Question with 6 notes

Anonymous asked: I see some of your followers talking about Ouija boards and you might want to mention that it's a GAME, a literal game, it's trademarked by Hasbro. I've never had spirits communicate to me through Monopoly, why would they talk to anyone through a board game?

The power of suggestion is strong. I’ve even had people tell me that it has much “deeper” roots than just a game or that it is a “vessel” that spirits can communicate through. In the end it’s some plastic and cardboard. If a bunch of people sit down thinking “We’re gonna talk to ghosts” perhaps something will happen because they’ve already implanted that suggestion in to their mind. It is still all just them or a friend moving a piece around on a board, likely subconsciously since everyone will deny that they are the one moving it in any way. It’s about as ridiculous as relying on a magic 8 ball to answer major life questions.

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  1. midnightmanifesto said: I did the ouija board thing with two female friends back when I was 14. I made it spell out ‘suck cock.’ Sadly for 14 year old me, they did not obey the spirit -_-
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