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How to summon and sell your soul to Satan and other devils

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Re: How to summon and sell your soul to Satan and other devils

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Post by hodgesrm »

Notes for those planning to sell your soul online: eBay specifically prohibits such transactions. [1] Compared to some online bans, the reasoning is pleasingly coherent.

  eBay does not allow the auctioning of human souls for the  
   following reasons: If the soul does not exist, eBay could 
   not allow the auctioning of the soul because there would be nothing 
  to sell. However, if the soul does exist then, in accordance with 
  eBay's policy on human parts and remains, we would not allow the 
  auctioning of human souls.
This is unfortunate. eBay seems perfect as souls are by definition somewhat used.

[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/soul-listing-policy-ebay-201...

Re: How to summon and sell your soul to Satan and other devils

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Post by daenz »

It's worth a read, but the ending is what brings it home, since (in my opinion) "selling your soul" has always been a metaphor, like many other religious ideas:

>That being said, while you can’t sell your soul to the devil in a real transaction, you can do so at metaphorical level. This happens every time someone is willing to overlook their humanity and decency in exchange for external temptations: power, money, fame etc. Sometimes it doesn’t even have to be external pleasures. Ignoring basic human principles in order to obtain revenge, satisfy pride or envy can lead down the same path.

Re: How to summon and sell your soul to Satan and other devils

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Post by yoloyoloyoloa »

h2odragon wrote: post #5

Research demonology: have computers casting summons over fractal fragments looking for any whose phone numbers we don't already know. cf the works of Charlie Stross Perhaps that pokemon game had more in it than we thought...

Please explain? Are you talking about dwave?

Re: How to summon and sell your soul to Satan and other devils

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Post by the_only_law »

hodgesrm wrote: post #11

Notes for those planning to sell your soul online: eBay specifically prohibits such transactions. [1] Compared to some online bans, the reasoning is pleasingly coherent. eBay does not allow the auctioning of human souls for the following reasons: If the soul does not exist, eBay could not allow the auctioning of the soul because there would be nothing to sell. However, if the soul does exist then, in accordance with…

Given what I know from retrocomputing eBay, I imagine people would try to sell their souls at much more than they’re actually worth.

Re: How to summon and sell your soul to Satan and other devils

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Post by SlyShy »

egypturnash wrote: post #14

Hasty reader seems to have skipped the parts about circles to constrain the summoned demon in their haste to get through their grimoires. Well. Good luck with that.

Generally one stays inside a circle for protection and summons the demon into a triangle for containment. :P

Re: How to summon and sell your soul to Satan and other devils

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Post by neither_color »

I will never get a more relevant chance to bring this up, so has anyone heard of Napoleon Hill’s(Think and Grow Rich) other book?

It’s called Outwitting the Devil, where he interviews the devil. He refused to publish it during his lifetime, and his estate also put off publishing it for decades because it contains strongs critiques of the educational system, the government, and the church as being tools of the ‘devil’ to keep the population confused, ignorant, and demoralized from a young age. It was considered too controversial for its time and I found it to be a thought-provoking book, very different from the “here’s a secret to success/power within/what they dont want you to know” genre. Instead of “think positive” it’s “here are all the tricks the ‘Devil’ is using to try to sabotage you.” If you like self-help books its a fun read/listen. http://outwittingthedevil.com/

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