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#1124707
Ratio
There's a reason that Allah and Muhammad are brought up five times a day and people die for those two.
It's because Allah and Muhammad are real.
There's a reason the Indians dance for the spirits to cause the rain to fall. It's because the spirits are real.
2/23/2010 4:04:13 PM
#1124710
GigaGuess
Excuse me? That's like saying Harry Potter's real because he's talked about on forums.
2/23/2010 4:08:37 PM
#1124712
caustic gnostic
Mickey Mouse is even more real.
2/23/2010 4:10:20 PM
#1124713
Doubting Thomas
No, it just means that people really believe in him. And if his name is brought up by people exorcising demons or removing evil spirits, then it means that silly superstitious people really believe in him.
2/23/2010 4:11:11 PM
#1124717
Percy Q. Shunn
lolwut
2/23/2010 4:14:33 PM
#1124720
Tolpuddle Martyr
Nope, JC is dead if he ever existed and spirits are are made up, but
Janet Moses was real before she died during an exorcism, so was
Irina Cornici a 23 year old nun who starved to death during an "exorcism" while chained to a cross. Spirits don't kill people, superstition does!
2/23/2010 4:15:06 PM
#1124723
myheadhurts
riiiiight
2/23/2010 4:29:52 PM
#1124725
Zeus Almighty
"There is a reason why Jesus' name is spoken during exorcisms and to cleanse a habitat of evil spirits."
Because "exorcists" are insane morons?
2/23/2010 4:33:36 PM
#1124726
TGRwulf
Such a beautiful circle of logic.
2/23/2010 4:39:09 PM
#1124728
gaijinlaw
There's a reason Gandalf could cast the Balrog from the Bridge of Khaza-dum.
That is because the Flame of Anor is real.
Amirite?
2/23/2010 4:41:11 PM
#1124739
WMDKitty
Well, yeah, of course he is. But why would you invoke the name of my landscaper in an exorcism?
2/23/2010 5:06:57 PM
#1124740
werewolf
Jesus H. Christ, this is good coffee!
The coffee was real.
2/23/2010 5:08:55 PM
#1124743
Nevermind that exorcisms have killed the unfortunate souls on the receiving end and the Catholic church had to change the rules so that victims of suspected possession had to under psychoanalysis to rule out mental illness first.
2/23/2010 5:11:56 PM
#1124744
Cy
So hang on, I can make any fictional character real just by using their name in an exorcism?
I EXORCISE THIS KEYBOARD IN THE NAME OF THE DOCTOR.
Gotta run, the TARDIS just landed...
2/23/2010 5:12:20 PM
#1124748
The L
No, it's because the people who perform such things generally believe in Jesus. That's not the same thing at all.
2/23/2010 5:20:36 PM
#1124749
Doctor Whom
I have a magical anti-unicorn amulet. There is a reason why you never see any unicorns anywhere near me. That is because the magic in my anti-unicorn amulet is real.
2/23/2010 5:21:03 PM
#1124750
Old Viking
He's certainly as real as the evil spirits are.
2/23/2010 5:21:59 PM
#1124757
Fuck the exorcism in the first place. Have some fun with it. Why don't they just invoke the one we call The Desolate One. The first of the fallen. The spoiler of virgins. The master of abortions.
Let me help you out of your chair Grandma...
my little reference to Clerks 2 here
Clerks 2 King Diamond
2/23/2010 5:31:47 PM
#1124767
John
Or you could use Harry Potter's Finite Incantatem spell to counteract their powers. It works just as well as calling on Jesus ...
2/23/2010 5:43:18 PM
#1124780
Zeus Almighty
So when people say god's name during orgasm, that proves he's real?
2/23/2010 6:02:50 PM
#1124784
Cy
So hang on, I can make any fictional character real just by using their name in an exorcism?
I EXORCISE THIS KEYBOARD IN THE NAME OF THE DOCTOR.
Gotta run, the TARDIS just landed...
I'll exorcise mine in the name of Eric Northman, thanks ;)
2/23/2010 6:06:32 PM
#1124796
Cy
Go right ahead, #1124784 :D In fact, why stop at our keyboards? I exorcise this candle in the name of Dream of the Endless, I exorcise this partially knitted Dalek in the name of Lord Vetinari, I exorcise this lava lamp in the name of Ged...
We can just keep going forever! There are far more objects in the world to exorcise than there are fictional characters we might want to make real.
(Yes, I have a weird collection of things in my desktop environment.)
2/23/2010 6:17:26 PM
#1124799
Smilodon
Actually, if Poul Anderson's book Operation Chaos is correct it's simply psychology. The demons only THINK Jesus exists and they get scared enough to leave the body. No requirement for Jesus actually being real.
2/23/2010 6:21:11 PM
#1124817
Dexter
Hmmm. Last time I checked the source code, Jesus was integer.
2/23/2010 6:56:44 PM
#1124820
Ericm6
I would say its because these exorcisms are done by Christians. As in Jesus CHRIST.
2/23/2010 6:58:10 PM
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