Is doing a Ouija board a good idea ?

A group of 4-8 of us are considering doing a Ouija board together for a laugh. None of us are religious , but are all fairly open-minded to it. We're thinking of doing it in an abandoned building for the true atmosphere. Or theres a woods by us where someone hung themselves, and theres a tiny building in there we could do it in,that could be freaky too !

We all got really excited till our RE teacher, who even though isnt religious herself, said its a really bad idea to mess around with stuff we dont fully understand , and that there could be terrible consequences.

Is she just fear-mongering or should we genuinely be concerned with doing it ? Anyone here done it themselves and have anything to share ? Or any advice at all ? :smile:

Reply 1

caaakeeey

11

Probably makes for a great drinking game. Drink when it hits a vowel.

Reply 2

Trigger

18

TBH I agree with your teacher. Chances are there are no such things as ghosts etc but personally i feel a lot happier not messing with the occult.

Reply 3

Slumpy

16

It's not a great idea on the basis that there's loads of better stuff you could do with your time.
As to whether anything bad can happen due to it...basically, no. It's a board game manufactured by Hasbro.

Reply 4

Wookie42

14

Depends what you believe. Personally though, I wouldn't. Know someone who got pretty messed up when she fooled around with something she didn't fully understand and that put me off plenty, regardless of whether anything actually happens when you do it. I'd rather not find out.

Edit: yeah, thought I'd get negged for this...

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 5

Coast77

I wouldn't mess with it. If there's nothing to it then there is absolutely no point. If you think there might be you want to keep well away from it. Sounds to me that you might think there's something in it -you say you are open minded - so I would heed the warning and stay well clear.

Reply 6

gateshipone

10

Considering it's a board game owned by Hasbro, you'll probably be fine! It isn't ghosts that move the thing, it's the ideomotor response.

Reply 7

Cura

DO NOT USE IT ALL AT! I used it once and boy was it scary, btw only works during the night. My friend got possessed and went crazy and jumped off the building, trust me dont approach this board its going to kill you.

Reply 8

username612415

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Original post by Cura

My friend got possessed and went crazy and jumped off the building.

Of course he did :rolleyes:

In response to the neg, think it through please. You're more than welcome to believe whatever you like about the occult, but I'd you genuinely believe these nonsense boards have the capacity to possess somebody and make them kill themselves, I'd advise seeking psychiatric help.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 9

The_Internet

20

And then he conveniently jumped in to a pile of hay

Reply 10

Architecture-er

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Original post by de_monies

And then he conveniently jumped in to a pile of hay

Obviously had been playing too much assassin's creed :teehee:

Reply 11

username612415

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Original post by de_monies

And then he conveniently jumped in to a pile of hay

I know somebody who does that...

Reply 12

Architecture-er

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Original post by Like a BAWS

A group of 4-8 of us are considering doing a Ouija board together for a laugh. None of us are religious , but are all fairly open-minded to it. We're thinking of doing it in an abandoned building for the true atmosphere. Or theres a woods by us where someone hung themselves, and theres a tiny building in there we could do it in,that could be freaky too !

We all got really excited till our RE teacher, who even though isnt religious herself, said its a really bad idea to mess around with stuff we dont fully understand , and that there could be terrible consequences.

Is she just fear-mongering or should we genuinely be concerned with doing it ? Anyone here done it themselves and have anything to share ? Or any advice at all ? :smile:

Ouija boards are just a pile of rubbish - they only work with open-minded individuals because you need to already half-believe it in order to unconsciously move the pointer around. Your teacher is probably recommending against it because its a slippery slope, one minute it's just a board, then some gullible friend will believe in it and the next you know you're holding mock sacrifices and throwing dead cats at people :s-smilie:

Reply 13

PendulumBoB

13

It's neither a good nor a bad idea.

Spoiler

^That.

We do understand how they work; some people prefer to put it down to spirits which could lead to them doing other crazy stuff.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 14

najinaji

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Original post by Architecture-er

Your teacher is probably recommending against it because its a slippery slope, one minute it's just a board, then some gullible friend will believe in it and the next you know you're holding mock sacrifices and throwing dead cats at people :s-smilie:

Reply 15

doobucks

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Original post by de_monies

And then he conveniently jumped in to a pile of hay

I love assassins creed!!

Reply 16

username564415

14

Id be careful, my mate almost got his eye poked out once... Sometimes the corners on those board games can be sharp

Reply 17

dring

12

Original post by Marc707

Best not to mess around with things we dont fully understand

I bet you don't even fully understand how your computer works, you hypocrite. Even if we weren't fully aware of how ouija boards work, you'd be pathetic.