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Voodoo death

How to tell if somebody is demon possessed: 1. Do they have an aversion to holy things?

December 11, 2015 by Randal

As I pointed out in “Demon-possessed or mentally ill?” Father Thomas lists several criteria which Catholic exorcists look for as a basis to warrant a diagnosis of demonic possession (or attachment). The operative principle here is Ockham’s Razor: the simplest explanation is to be preferred. In other words, if behavior can plausibly be explained by way of […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: demonic possession, demons, Ockham's razor, psychosomatic, Voodoo death

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