Of Ghosties and Ghoulies and Things that Go Bump in the Night
As far back as anthropologists can track human legends, the belief in ghosts and spirits is already present. From a humanist, materialist perspective, “animism” (the idea that rocks, streams, trees, etc. are inhabited by invisible “spiritual” entities) is asserted to be the first religion. …

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Pseudo-Occult Claims and Christian Gullibility
“There’s a sucker born every minute” P.T. Barnum
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Evaluation Occult Claims
The Lack of Empirical Evidence
Examples of Pseudo-Occult Phenomenon
Conclusion

Evaluating Occult Claims
I remember my first exposure to “magic” when I was a young child, watching a television performer pull a rabbit out of a hat. The “magician” then did all …

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The Nature of Occultism
How Authentic Is Occult Phenomenon?
The Bible and Ghosts
The …

Chapter One: The Nature of the Occult
 
The word “occult” means “hidden, concealed or secret” and refers to of such things as astrology, sorcery, magic, alchemy, etc that purports to give the practitioner esoteric knowledge; and with that knowledge, supernatural “powers.” Deuteronomy 18:9ff lays out God’s view of ALL occult activity, “When you enter the land …