Messing with the Dark SideWe all like to tell stories about the *spooky* things that happen when people mess around with Ouija boards, hexes and spells.
A friend had wierd banging noises in his house for months and was deeply, deeply worried that it was the result of getting drunk and attempting to summon the devil.*
What's scared the crud out of you after you've played with the dark side?
* it turned out to be a tramp living in his attic (no, really). Also, -5 points for rubbish Star Wars jokes
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chthonic, Thu 20 Apr 2006, 11:58)
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why people believe in ghosts/god/magic (not coz they're stoopid)Download this Flash animation -
www.apolitical.info/mindread/psychic.swf
it purports to be able to read your mind to see what symbol you've picked. The first time you do it you'll probably think "it's one of those things where you add 20 and divide by 2 and add the number you first thought of, and it always ends up with the same answer". But then you'll pick a different symbol and it still works - and most likely you'll come up with all kinds of explanations which are much less likely than the actual one.
Conclusion: the answer people instinctively reach for isn't always the one that makes the most sense.
(, Fri 21 Apr 2006, 7:36, Reply)
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