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While Y2K was seriously over-hyped as something that would bring about the end of civilization, it was a real threat to many computer systems. The reason these systems didn’t crash is because programmers and engineers worked around the clock for months to fix the problem.

“everyone knows that atheists are immune to black magic, possession, ESP, ghosts, alien abduction, homeopathy, eternal damnation, and lake monsters. among other things.”

If that was the case then everyone would be an atheist. What cannot kill you can only make you stronger right? What’s this “everybody knows” you state? Are you saying it’s a scientific fact, that has actually been proven using the scientific method? If so, please tell me the book.

Sarcasm detector broken?

The blood never tasted anything like the blood from a cut finger. And the flesh, though having the color of pale skin, always tasted like a stale cracker.

I still can’t believe people buy into that stuff.

The Pope: You makea da pope look a like a fool. God will make you pay.

(Looks to the sky and points down at Stewie and Brian): Smite them!

(After looking at the sky for a few seconds): He’s a cookin a somethin’ up.

“Mecca lecca hi mecca hiney ho!”

Well, it works for choking chickens, anyway.

Yeah, like Westerners who believe in a guy named Jesus who also did magic spells of his own, except he’s not weird at all right? He’s the exception. Pfft.

“everyone knows that atheists are immune to black magic, possession, ESP, ghosts, alien abduction, homeopathy, eternal damnation, and lake monsters. among other things.”

If that was the case then everyone would be an atheist. What cannot kill you can only make you stronger right? What’s this “everybody knows” you state? Are you saying it’s a scientific fact, that has actually been proven using the scientific method? If so, please tell me the book.

What kills me, like other skeptics, is that when something is challenged like this black magic, and it doesn’t go to plan, people who believe try to think of all the reasons as to why it didn’t work. “Oh, uhh, I forgot. It has to be done at night, in the dark”. Well, if that was the case then why didn’t he set it up like that in the first place? Imagine if your surgeon screws up like that “ohh, I forgot I was supposed to sedate him, no wonder he didn’t “fall asleep”.”

“The secret to all magic is the belief of the person the magic is being practiced upon.”

Yes and no. Yes, if someone believes in black magic, and they go through a tough time, which causes someone to travel through a downward spiral, that it could be the result of black magic, but only if they associate their problems with black magic. However, maybe there are other reasons which could have caused the downward spiral? Imagine everyone blaming their debt problems on being cursed, but not blaming themselves because of their own faults. I mean, look how many idiots believed in Y2K? Did all those people die, or vanish into thin air because of that belief? No. They believed in it so much, and nothing happened.

I am not an atheist, but this guy called this so called master out because he ran his mouth. And he got pwnd at his own game. 1337

There have been plenty of cases of people dying after a black magician “cursed” them, but skeptics actually have theories about that. They often believe that if a person has a strong enough belief in black magic, then it can have a psychological effect on them. On the other hand, believers argue that disbelief can actually ward off magic. As a Wiccan, I don’t think either theory can suffice in all cases.

yeah, i was going to say… this was not really a fair contest.

everyone knows that atheists are immune to black magic, possession, ESP, ghosts, alien abduction, homeopathy, eternal damnation, and lake monsters. among other things.

The big difference is you don’t see Christians challenging others on live TV to a smite-fest.

The secret to all magic is the belief of the person the magic is being practiced upon.

Have Steven Colbert host it. He knows that facts have a well-known Liberal bias.

That’s funny!

I hope at the least he’d be put in prison if it had worked.

There’s no way I could hold back!

What, mystic? You’ve soiled your loin cloth?

or, maybe it’s not too bad. it does feed the funny, doesn’t it?

Why didn’t he just take the easy path with “avada kedavra”? srsly, if there is any god, it’s Deep Thought! 42 FTW!