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[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

and then you started doing the satanism, right

[–] Impractical_Island@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Technically, the occult is math, too. The word "occult" just means "hidden," and that's how we do things in the occident, where we have engineered our culture to control those people who cannot think for themselves whilst simultaneously guiding those waking up into the truth of the topological matrix we are not IN but rather ARE.

But that's not Satanism, though Satanism COULD be one of the portals out of the police state default culture; I'm just not familiar with that particular portal. I learned from Jebus and the Boobha, whomever those guys are, but one's words are shaved down for the above purpose and can be understood with an eighth grade reading level, while the other has these things called sutras which manifested from many enlightened beings sharing their wisdom, sometimes in ten thousand pages, sometimes in poems. Y'know, what I and other occult leaders do in our own mysticism schools.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 22 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

For years, my friends would get a ride from my one friend's grandpa over to my place to play various tabletop games--four to six teenage boys and me, a teenage girl. We learned once we were in college that he thought all that time that they were all coming over to rail me. For years. And he just happily drove them all over.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 12 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

"My, that girl sure has a strong constitution! "

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 5 points 16 hours ago

The Venn diagram of people that think this, and also buy books about compete BS Bible numerology are a circle.

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 day ago

And then the moment she was gone the spreadsheets went away and the goat skulls came out.

Im onto you

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 87 points 1 day ago (2 children)

As soon as she leaves:

"Ugh! FINALLY!!! I thought she would never leave...Ok, pass me the blood of the innocent."

[–] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (3 children)

"Let me do a check to see if I give you the right blood... Nope, not with a 5. Here's your blood orange juice."

[–] Impractical_Island@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I can work with this. I summoned a dank pneumonia one time I was doing a ritual with gasoline in the snow. I'll just boof the blood orange juice and I guarantee whatever monster or dragon or giant cube of slime I'm fighting will be running for the hills after that!

[–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Satan: ”Ok, so you mispronounced beelzebub which would normally give you -2 on the summoning check. However, your virgin blood counts as a superior sacrifice material so it all cancels out. Now, lemme get my dice..”

[–] NannerBanner@literature.cafe 4 points 1 day ago

I saw a comic recently where the evil cultist tried to sacrifice his virgin friend to gain power/favor from a demon. Only, whoops! The friend had lied about being a virgin, and the cultist was one. Cultist learned just what the hard way is on that one.

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[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Finally, you can play your records in reverse to hear the sermon of the devil

[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

"Congratulations, you have discovered the secret message, please send your answer to ol' Pink, care of, the funny farm."

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 15 hours ago
[–] Novocirab@feddit.org 6 points 23 hours ago
[–] sirico@feddit.uk 8 points 1 day ago

What's the square root of vicious mockery?

[–] farmgineer@nord.pub 47 points 1 day ago

I got into D&D in the late '80s. My super-christian grandma even tried to play. My dad's church thought I was going straight to hell, though.

[–] StumblingWasabi@lemmy.today 50 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean it is just nerd talking with math rocks

[–] its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don't forget us failed theater kids!

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Yeah, they said nerd talking

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[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My husband's parents bought into the satanic panic fully, apparently. He pretended to be making model airplanes instead of playing with the guys.

My parents played ad&d together in college so. There was a difference lol.

[–] Impractical_Island@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Ad&d has reelly shitty fone service.

[–] kyub@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

It's mildly interesting that this claim originated during a time (~ late 70s and 80s) when such claims also originated about rock and metal music. Both D&D and those were somewhat new (or at least newly popular) during that time.

In a way it was the analog equivalent of modern FUD and misinformation spreading on social media. Maybe even disinformation, but probably just misinformation and FUD.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It was very much disinformation. The whole satanic panic bullshit was based on far right propaganda.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago (11 children)

I can't find any corroboration of that, can you say more? The D&D thing specifically was started by someone whose son committed suicide and she attributed his death to D&D.

[–] NannerBanner@literature.cafe 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The right wing of america and the various christian cultural movements/monoliths have been allies since roughly the reagan campaign. The power of that alliance is a large part of the republican's base/power. The politicians on the right have a great deal of push on them to parrot christian talking points, like the satanic panic of various flavors that was pushed about music and activities like D&D.

So while the d&d being evil may not have started as right wing propaganda, it quickly became so due to the way the cultural onus of christianity pushed politicians into acting. You can see the same thing with 'christian' values around political fighting with abortion, teenage pregnancy / sex education, israel (though that one is obviously much more complicated than just 'church leaders fetishes -> politicians' stances), 'morality' based laws around prostitution and gambling, etc.

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[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 2 points 1 day ago

There have been similar moral panics about whatever the kids were doing throughout history, including comic books, jazz, prose literature, the waltz, polyphonic music, and even writing stuff down instead of just remembering it.

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

To be fair, this was likely a reverse problem of today: not enough social media or freely flowing info via the internet.

People who did not know assumed much from manual covers.

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[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I have no clue what FUD stands for. But as I'm too lazy to look it up, I have to assume it's something satanic.

[–] kyub@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 day ago

Stands for "fear, uncertainty and doubt". It's actually a very relevant term. In a lot of contexts. It's when people influence you to either fear, have uncertainty about, or doubt something. Sometimes this happens without any intent, for example if you're unsure about some new situation or thing, you tend to first view it more negatively because you have some fear or doubts about it (which might not be warranted). But sometimes, it can have malicious intent (e.g. right-wing extremists spreading FUD about human subgroups they don't like. Usually the first step before more aggressive behavior happens).

[–] airman@infosec.pub 4 points 1 day ago

Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. FUD.

[–] BrickEater@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have no idea, second time I've seen of today, the other was in a Plex comment section

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 21 hours ago

Fear, uncertainty, doubt. Strategy to get people to refrain from doing something

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[–] banazir@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Have you seen math? It's the Devil's play tool!

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[–] okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Be gay, do... Math?

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago

This is the reason all my D&D sessions include Mountain Dew and Funyuns

[–] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 5 points 1 day ago
[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah, don't do math, kids. It's not good for you!

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