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#346925
AnonymousAsshole
Nope, sorry, the walking on coals thing is just a simple trick. Nothing more, nothing less and no demons involved.
However, if you wish to believe in demons, go right ahead.
I would expect no less from a fundy fucktard such as yourself.
11/28/2007 7:15:15 PM
#346928
Berny
I've seen video of Christian preachers doing the same trick but saying that they were able to do it through the power of the Holy Spirit.
They were full of shit too.
Walking through red hot coals is possible because of basic physics. No supernatural entities or agencies are at work.
11/28/2007 7:16:48 PM
#346929
James
It's nothing to do with demons. It's simply a disciplined mind. And you can't die from walking on coals unless you stand on them for half an hour and get 3rd degree burns all up your legs.
11/28/2007 7:17:25 PM
#346937
Not_You
At Girl Scout camp, we used to take turns jumping through the camp fire. Were we possessed by demons?
An ability to work through pain is a matter of personality, not demon possession.
11/28/2007 7:29:58 PM
#346939
Horsefeathers
"There are some tricksters in religions like Hindu which can do some things that would knock off his socks..."
Sai Baba isn't really a God man. He, and others like him, are no more impressive than Benny Hinn. Somehow though I think you'd believe Benny Hinn and his ilk are the real deal.
"and we Christians understand that demons can indeed do things that will try to convince people that they are indeed some kind of holy man or what ever."
So, standing in front of a camera in a mega church and soliciting little old ladies to send you their pension check makes you a real holy man because you're Christian yet a Hindu holy man is a demon. Right.
"My aunt and uncle were in India after the 2nd WW and saw real men walk on red hot coals. The feet did not feel pain, and the guy did not die.
That is not a slight of some sort. It is, as we would believe a work by demons who have that kind of power... to awe and trick people into those kinds of things."
You twit. It's simple physics with a bit of physiology thrown in. Skin is largely composed of water; water doesn't conduct heat well; blood flow through the feet carries what little heat there is away from the sole of the foot; the feet stay only seconds (at most) on the coals before being lifted which cools them further. The coals generally have a layer of ash also which is a really poor conductor of heat and the coals tend to be raked repeatedly throughout the preparation part, making an uneven layer, which means even less surface area of the foot is actually in direct contact with the coals. That's the basics.
In other words, you're a moron.
11/28/2007 7:37:56 PM
#346946
Doctor Whom
If demons are limited to doing well understood sideshow stunts, why worry about them?
11/28/2007 7:48:49 PM
#346951
Gadren
*gasp*
I have photographic evidence of devil-possessed evilutionists tricking True Christians(TM) into thinking that God isn't the only one who can create life!
11/28/2007 8:04:09 PM
#346960
anevilmeme
The walking on hot coals trick has long since been debunked.
11/28/2007 8:14:39 PM
#346968
PhantasyElementz
LOL! Turn on the National Geographic channel once and awhile, for Pete's sake! Anybody can walk on coals like they do! It's just physics! Sheesh...
11/28/2007 8:20:06 PM
#346980
Old Viking
Anyone can do it. Even you. Just walk at a brisk-ish pace.
11/28/2007 8:32:41 PM
#346990
aqualung
But if they were to walk on water however you'd all say they were Jesus right? No? Does not compute.
11/28/2007 8:46:41 PM
#347002
Jake Steel
It's not demons
...oh wait your fundie mind can't tell them apart can it?
11/28/2007 9:16:49 PM
#347004
Mike
ANYONE can walk on coals. ANYONE.
11/28/2007 9:19:32 PM
#347007
sze a
Walks on hot coals = demons.
Walks on water = deity.
Gotcha.
11/28/2007 9:22:23 PM
#347019
Man Called True
This guy would see a street magician do the Linking Rings and scream, "SATAN!"
Gadren: BUNNY!
11/28/2007 9:36:17 PM
#347020
Osiris
Fun fact: If your feet touch the hot coals for a brief moment you won't actually feel it.
11/28/2007 9:36:21 PM
#347022
Jesus Klingon
disclaimer: I know demons aren't real.
I've said this before, and it bears repeating: if I had the power of a demon, I wouldn't squander it on cheap parlor tricks.
11/28/2007 9:36:58 PM
#347028
Michael
Personally, I'd rather watch some Hindu walk on hot coals than have Benny the Blow Job Hinn and his magical hair blow on me. The Hindi isn't begging little old ladies out of their pensions.
11/28/2007 9:51:45 PM
#347062
SSJPunk
I've personally walked across hot coals. The physics demon allowed me to do it ;)
11/28/2007 11:03:55 PM
#347105
Prager
WOW! They must really have been impressed by Lepustophiles; this is the demon that grants the power to pull rabbits out of hats. The EVIL is palpable!
11/29/2007 1:19:27 AM
#347135
What they think is that you're as gullible as the guys you mean to critisise.
11/29/2007 3:25:05 AM
#347136
In the village where my mother used to stay for Easter Holidays(Manrique, Spain), there was a tradition, in St John's night, that men did the same carrying either their girlfriends or children on their backs..............it's a Christian tradition, are they demon possesed too?
11/29/2007 3:26:43 AM
#347141
Blackvoice
Just because it looks cool doesn't mean it's the devil's work.
11/29/2007 3:31:18 AM
#347180
demodocos
Recently at the "Flat Earth Books" bookstore:
11/29/2007 5:07:28 AM
#347203
Athar
Oh man! Thats the dumbest thing I've ever heard I am Idiot67!
11/29/2007 5:51:01 AM
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