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Re:How to summon and sell your soul to Satan and other devils by trasz on Sunday August 01, 2021 @05:28PM (#28030174)
If any of this were true, we would have a proof, and it would become science. We known it doesn’t work, because all the recorded attempts resulted in absolutely nothing.
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Re:How to summon and sell your soul to Satan and other devils by yoloyoloyoloa on Monday August 02, 2021 @02:58AM (#28033672)
In order for it to work you must believe it will work. That is how christianity works and how witchcraft works.
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Re:How to summon and sell your soul to Satan and other devils by latexr on Monday August 02, 2021 @08:26AM (#28035656)
> In order for it to work you must believe it will work.

In other words: if you are susceptible to having your mind play tricks on you, it will. Mentalists[1], mediums[2], and other proven charlatans[3] make a living out of that effect. Add some confirmation bias[4] and you do it to yourself.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentalism

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediumship

[3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Million_Dollar_Paranormal_...

[4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

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Re:How to summon and sell your soul to Satan and other devils by trasz on Monday August 02, 2021 @05:14AM (#28034496)
It never worked even for people who believed it works.
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