I've very clearly stated that my observations are limited and may not be representative of the faith as a whole.
Don't use the word evil, please. I implied no such thing.
that doesn't mean that your experiences are the reality of all voodoo practises
I never said they were.
Sorry if I didn't understand your entirely subjecive interpretation of what constitutes '"dark" but you never mentioned it so what else could I do?
It requires no explanation.
I don't have to quantify terms, just because you want me to.
I could ask you to define every word in every sentence you write.
It's pretty obvious what I mean by dark.
And, yes, dark is subjective.
I think it is dark.
I don't know why that requires so much explanation.
It's boring.
Would you like me to define the words boring or obvious, or can you gather their meaning given the context?
I'm tired of all this objective / subjective crap.
Every time you say something to a university philosophy student, they break it down...
Yes, they say, but what does "break it down" mean...
really? Isn't everything subjective?
And I roll my fucking eyes.
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Having said all that, I've already quantified.
I explained why I think it is dark, in detail.
If that explanation isn't sufficient, that's too bad.
As I said, I'd appreciate it if you gave me some space.
That doesn't mean that you're trying to upset me.
You are upsetting me, accidentally. And I'm letting you know.
Dark religious practices, including vodun, lead someone I loved to jump out of a window.
I've seen animals tortured and slaughtered for their blood.
I've seen people fucking covered with blood.
I've seen children dancing in blood.
That, IMO, is dark.
I'm not describing Sesame Street as dark.
I'm describing something that is clearly dark (from my limited observations) as dark.
Since you have no first-hand observations, your opinions are Google generated are your perspective is even more limited than my own.
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Does it not seem weird that you would make a joke as your first response to this thread and then start implying that voodoo is actually evil and murderous? That seems to be at odds IMO.
People distance themselves with humor.
I experienced serious trauma.
This is not uncommon.
I also was attempting, I suppose, to discredit voodoo as serious subject matter.
Just because I made a joke thread about trans-racialism, doesn't mean you should call me the boy who cried wolf.
That was one thread. It doesn't invalidate the rest of my posts / opinions. Nor does the post about voodoo dolls.