Posted by Stephen Charchuk on January 10, 1997 at 11:39:18:
In Reply to: Re: Free will and its contradiction in religion. posted by Jay Lee on January 10, 1997 at 11:18:07:
: Does anyone have an idea how a 'demon' or a 'devil' can influence my
: thinking? I just don't get it... Does the 'demon' crawl into my brain
: or use telepathy, or... I just fail to understand HOW. Please someone help me.
Demons and devils pocession were just a means to explain mental illness when they had no concept of what it actually was. So, they think that those who don't accept their god and belief system are mentally ill.