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View Poll Results: Is Ouija suitable for 11-year olds? | |||
NO WAY, nuh-huh, absolutely NOT | 11 | 33.33% | |
Not really, but..... | 2 | 6.06% | |
Meh | 5 | 15.15% | |
It's okay, but..... | 3 | 9.09% | |
YES, it's perfect for that purpose | 12 | 36.36% | |
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12-14-2008, 02:47 AM | #91 |
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The really cool aspect of stuff like the ouija board, regardless of your beliefs of what may or may not really exist, is that it opens up your imagination. And that is just as important as thinking logically, if not more so.
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12-14-2008, 03:31 AM | #92 |
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The right answer is to play the game with the kids and ask the Ouija board what it thinks of itself. And direct the answer.
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12-14-2008, 03:36 AM | #93 |
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That's no fun.
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12-14-2008, 04:12 AM | #94 | |
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12-14-2008, 09:51 AM | #95 | ||
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good point and a funny as heck one too! |
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12-14-2008, 01:06 PM | #96 |
I think this line's mostly filler.
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Likewise, one should never step on cracks, for the protection of maternal spines.
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12-14-2008, 01:11 PM | #97 |
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oh, absolutely!
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12-14-2008, 03:37 PM | #98 | |||
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Monster, it wasn't for not at at all.
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My points are twofold, one, that we when faced with a situation of which we know little should possibly lend an open ear to those who may be better informed. Secondly, simply because we don't think something is true, or real; doesn't automatically it so. Belittling something can make us feel more comfortable, safe, and secure; but are we actually? The longer I live, the more I realize there is much that exists that I know little or nothing about.
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12-14-2008, 06:09 PM | #99 |
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I think you said it much better than I could, Ruminator. My aversion to Ouija ("spirit") boards comes from personal experience, and I have had a longtime interest in the paranormal, but wish to remain merely an observer. But I'm curious - so I asked Dave Considine about them. His reasons and recommendations against them was good enough for me. I believe they can be dangerous. Not are, but can be. And I've had a sense of that danger. No thanks. For some of us, the unseen world is just unseen. Maybe there's a difference between people's sensitivities?
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12-14-2008, 07:16 PM | #100 | ||
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Meaning funny as in ironic since the target age is 8 to 11. I am not sure how fun 'pretending' to conjour up spirits is suppose to be. What if on the off chance something did happen? Maybe Christains are right and maybe practicing witches are right. Maybe to this they would both agree. I still think Wolf's idea of Apples to Apples sounds like alot more fun. * sigh * deprived child |
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12-14-2008, 07:24 PM | #101 |
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"I can call spirits from the vasty deep!"
"So can I, so can any man; but will they come when called?"
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12-14-2008, 07:32 PM | #102 |
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This thread leaves me speechless.
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12-14-2008, 08:12 PM | #103 | |
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But it has more effect when I ask the barkeep.
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12-14-2008, 08:16 PM | #104 |
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12-14-2008, 08:58 PM | #105 |
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