Do you believe in bizarre rituals,superstitions and black magic ?

India
October 8, 2010 5:44am CST
Despite logical and rational answers provided by science people still adopt to meaningless,painful rituals and superstitions which even god might not accept. So we cant change the beliefs of everyone so to what extent do you believe in superstitions and stuff? We can find instances of black magic and people who practice it still prevalent in many parts of India. Skulls,fire,chants,hymns,lemons,people reacting wildly.these are the few pictures in our mind thinking about black magic. So does black magic really work? or is it just that people do it make money from people who still believe in it? I frankly am confused
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14 responses
@RONDOLAWE (774)
• Indonesia
8 Oct 10
Hi there friends , in this world is no one of the name black and white magic , its only the person who has one the magic is make it white or black magic self .. if he or she want get vengeance to his or she enemy line coz that some one take break heart of another person or the force not get in to cougth the crime man .. but of ritual its just for come some demon for it or just for they wanted but its still has some sacrifice like a chiken or anything else what the demon wanted for it .. that is what i think
• India
8 Oct 10
Ya i think black magic works because of some man who strongly believed it to work.and finally when it worked the belief expanded ever the more
@SHAMRACK (8576)
• India
8 Oct 10
Yes, it is powerful, as I had experienced those power of rituals. Here in India there is lots of rituals,black magic and various other things. Moreover Hinduism is full of mantras which could even change whole world if done in the proper way. It is really dangerous if not used properly.
• India
8 Oct 10
But how can you simply put faith into it with logical explanation,i too am afraid but i want an explanation. You might have seen people acting as wildly as if demon spirits have taken over their body during rituals but this could have also been caused due to inhaling some chemical present in front of thrm
@madteaparty (2748)
• Japan
9 Oct 10
I don't really believe in superstitions, black magic, religions, etc. They're mostly made up by human ignorance, and to control other's minds using fear as a weapon. Everyone is free to believe in whatever they want to, might it be a curse, black magic or any random god, but I'm not in that train, and I don't buy all that superstitious stuff.
@sam8pro (376)
• India
9 Oct 10
ha ha ... i don't actually believe in them .. but really really want to .. i mean would not it be fun that such things actually come true ...atleast life will be exciting there will be a part that could not be scientifically explained and lots of short cuts to richness and success :P (Just kidding )
• Chile
9 Oct 10
No. I think that things only work on movies, but is intersting knew new and different cultures.
@yufut09 (23)
• Philippines
9 Oct 10
I like magic but i dont really believe in it =) maybe its just a way of your mind to express it's imagination, you know the mind lets you see what you want to see, its a way of the mind to make you satisfied and battle out stress, but sometimes it's not really a good thing Superstitions I don't really like it, especially in the elder people, they let those thoughts overcome their will, makes people lose confidence in themselves instead staying safe doing nothing. Kinda sucks because it doesnt really have any scientific explanations whatsoever Rituals I think is done to satisfy oneself, i don't think it works really it's just all in the mind of the person doing it and what he/she believes in
@shaggin (71659)
• United States
8 Oct 10
I dont know if I believe magic works or not. I'd rather not dabble in it to find out. I dont believe in superstitions though. Just because a black cat crosses my path or I break a mirror does not mean that I will really have bad luck. I dont know how each sperstition came to be but I just shrug things off and dont let it cause me to worry.
@elmiko (6630)
• United States
8 Oct 10
i'm a rationalist type of person and don't believe in such stuff. i like to look and see what the studies say and analyze the data on issues. i prefer to see topics that show results after years of research from several different studies on the same topic in order to verify the results the best one can. this way alot of doubts are cast aside and singled out and one is left with a very positive conclusion whether something is true or not.
@doormouse (4599)
8 Oct 10
i think that if the person believes that it'll work then it will,it's all about mind over matter,although saying that some herbs do actually work for reliving symtoms of certain things,but magic potions i reckon is all i the mind of the recipient
@picjim (3002)
• India
8 Oct 10
I do not believe in bizarre rituals and black magic.Superstition,i feel we inadvertently fall a prey to.Though rationalists will debunk all three in equal measure.There was a program on T.V. wherein a rationalist(who is a psychiatrist)from Sri Lanka openly asked all those who believe in rituals,superstitions and black magic to do their damnedest in front of live T.V. for an hour,it was open for viewing for all and at the end of the hour he came out unscathed proving that if our mind is strong and rational this is just hocus pocus.It all depends on the mental strength of a person.
@pogi253 (1586)
• Philippines
8 Oct 10
I've been told about black magic that there is no evidence because its all very secretive. But on the other hand these same people seem to know an awful lot about witch practices, black magic and how it works. Seems like conflicting data. Does every witch have like the same belief or is it all just a bunch of conflicting material.
• United States
8 Oct 10
This my friend is an area I do not explore. I do not exactly if it is true and or exists, what I do believe in is that evil exists and people utilize it to harm others. Sometimes I think that if you invest some faith into black magic not so much that it will be powerful, but the beliefs behind it is powerful. I believe in God and as long as I do I do not believe black magic can hurt me.
@harry89 (2330)
• India
8 Oct 10
If you ask me then i will defimitely say NO, i don't belive in black magic and other related things at all. These are just stories of people or some tricks that black magitians do. Things like that are very popular in my country and many people here have belief in them but i really don't believe in them at all.
• India
8 Oct 10
Well I some Wat believe it as if some thing known as good is there then will be bad and I live in a India a country were they do many things like this and are really superstitious and they believe a lot of things...