tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135720363085979067.post7688744241810868428..comments2023-09-19T03:31:09.464-07:00Comments on pseudoparanormal: Exorcism--Demonic Possession or Psychological Illness?M Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04549943950936632945noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135720363085979067.post-18416640310729589212010-06-02T19:02:03.366-07:002010-06-02T19:02:03.366-07:00I completely agree with you father, that movie Exo...I completely agree with you father, that movie Exorcist, scared me to my very core. I have mixed feelings about a devil or demon possessing your body, but I believe from my vague research on this topic that exorcisms, and being possessed is believed and exercised in almost every religion. <br /><br />I don't feel comfortable to go on further about this discuss because to be honest it still frightens me.ayse shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010062154493650622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135720363085979067.post-45971466486923812632010-05-04T12:26:21.772-07:002010-05-04T12:26:21.772-07:00I feel like more research needs to be done on this...I feel like more research needs to be done on this, to be perfectly honest. Way back in the day before we had any sort of grasp on the concept of mental illness, people used to perform exorcisms on those displaying signs of paranoid schizophrenia. They would also drill holes in the skull to "help the demon escape." Because schizophrenia is actually a biological disease and eats away at the brain slowly (like syphilis! except there's no cure.) that can develop later in life, it's possible to think of the change in a person as "sudden" and "demonic."<br /><br />But then that leaves the problem of when exorcisms work, because you sure as hell can't get rid of schizophrenia with 100 words in Latin.Sam Freundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06730885226895489142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135720363085979067.post-55214800598524178842010-04-14T17:33:00.419-07:002010-04-14T17:33:00.419-07:00This is an interesting post. I actually was going ...This is an interesting post. I actually was going to talk about exorcism for my final post, but decided to go with psychics. This semester I am taking a course called "Exploring The Dying Process". A few weeks ago we watched a video on exorcism. I thought it was interesting to watch, but I am a skeptic when it comes to exorism. For me it seems the minister is putting on a show. People say they feel better after an exorcism session. But who wouldn't after yelling, punching, kicking, and screaming? It's just another way of getting out frustrations. Instead of going to a psychologist's office for psychotherapy or going to the gym to relieve stress, these people are going to a church.Brandi Reinhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882453035926891082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135720363085979067.post-55194259829318967652010-04-06T10:29:46.581-07:002010-04-06T10:29:46.581-07:00from what i remember the church still does exorcis...from what i remember the church still does exorcisms but its not as common as the early days when every solution was a demon was inside of your body. Its something that boils down to faith and what some believe and others refuse or try to dis prove. no matter what no one will ever know what happens until its their time.chris khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174664527431731189noreply@blogger.com