The myth of demonic possession | Hassaan Tohid | TEDxUAlberta

[@troys7954]

wish me luck. I'm gonna look through the comments..

[@allglorytomylordandgodjesu5807]

What do you mean

[@avonnesieracki3319]

This is real ... I know this is a case of demonic possessions

[@brickheb5948]

You are already in the comments :o

[@Professor-taboo]

Avonne Sieracki can you please explain what you witnessed so others can see the truth while reading through the comments .

[@LeskoBrandon2x]

Fare thee well my friend

[@Katwarfield]

I am sobbing. "They are people" I was a member of a church and didn't understand the voices inside my mind and talked to an elder. They performed a deliverance. It was terrifying. Then I lost all of the support.of the "friends" from my church. I still fall into thinking maybe they were right. This was what I needed to hear to keep hoping. Thank you!!!!!!! 70 percent of those of us w DID attempt suicide, myself included. These are the conversations that need to take place .

[@molly4561]

i'm so happy you got clarity, you are completely valid and you're not alone it's a wild journey. i spent most of my life thinking i had religion related problems but as i got older and did research i've been able to get the help i actually needed this whole time and i've never been happier, wishing you well:)

[@alilih3652]

Lmao sounds like u haven’t been diagnosed with DID. Symptoms are not hearing voices. You can’t communicate with the identities you’ve created in your head bc they’re all made up by you and ur mind just chooses when one of them needs to be pulled “out” in order to protect ur mental health. They are fake ppl created in ur own mind based off ideas you have in order to protect urself from danger, these fake people can’t use the same brain as you to make voices in ur head of the identities you created. That’s never been shown in DID, the only mental illness linked to hearing voices is schizophrenia and those voices aren’t ppl in their head, it’s voices they hear externally. There’s no such thing as hearing voices IN UR HEAD with any mental illness, that’s just ur own thoughts and ur just slow and thinkin it’s another voice possibly bc u can’t control what ur mind thinks of. You def ain’t got DID and that’s very prominant from the comment you made. Idk why ppl like u feel like u gotta lie for no reason smh

[@johndawd4616]

You are good, but it's a funny thing to have multiple personalities in my opinion, I wish I had it .

[@omartorrio1512]

I was part of a Pentecostal church and yes their deliverance rituals really are terrifying. Deliverance is also useless because it pretends to address a demonic problem that doesn't exist. Sorry you went through this. I know how terrifying deliverance can be, and I know how cruel those performing deliverance can be.

[@albatorres406]

​@@omartorrio1512deliverance is never a ritual how foolish men can be. So sorry for your experience.

[@JamesJrChi]

Tell me again what disorder teaches the patient how to speak foreign languages?

[@SrBakon666]

Mumbling nonsense is not a foreign language

[@pujaasinhaa2789]

@@ricardo8640 and how exactly? Is there a scientific evidence. Speaking some language that you don't even know it's impossible and knowing things that you don't even know . I can understand superhuman strength but how can something move without being in contact with anything

[@emzyking5847]

Michel knew Latin

[@spartan187]

Ricardo that’s against medical science bcoz you can speak what is in memory so basically she has to learn to store in her memory which she can use. Most importantly even different personalities disorder you need to have that personality trait in them . To switch between

[@isolochickeens]

@@pujaasinhaa2789 collective conciousness theory could explain knowing things you otherwise wouldnt know. Lol i look at everything as a theory even god is a theory to me that makes me athiest though but im spiritual based on things ive experienced like hauntings, astral projections ect.

[@guidetothegreatoutdoors4789]

How can mental illness cause superhuman strength, levitating, speaking in tongues, supernatural knowledge, and physical deformities?

[@mtstrongbomb9073]

8 billion people on earth around half have access to tech and internet (mobile phones) so why isn't there countless videos and proof to religion, mumbling levitating people but instead whenever athiests ask for proof we get pointed to a book or someone else that has no clue

[@guidetothegreatoutdoors4789]

JK StrongBomb google it, there’s videos of people speaking in tongues and having superhuman strength

[@WhatEver-mv6qi]

@@guidetothegreatoutdoors4789 multilinguals and adrenaline. Next.

[@NarutoNinetailFoxs]

@Amber Aleyn you posted this already your point is useless

[@NarutoNinetailFoxs]

@@WhatEver-mv6qi adrenaline makes you levitate? Ok show me your power to levitate

[@behzadmastoor1382]

The only thing I don’t understand is that when people from different religion get possessed, and priests or Mulah(Islamic priests) do extorcism how is it that it works for different religion! Could it just be that it’s on their mind, and they end up believing they are saved which makes their condition better. Because our brain works in complex ways. Let me know what are your views guys.

[@WhatEver-mv6qi]

Exactly. It's all in the psyche. The psyche is hella powerful. Research the term: placebo effects.

[@zarintasneem205]

Yup, u kinda got it all.

[@hayleyforgatch8716]

From what I understand, demons can be cast out pretty easily and sometimes incorrectly. A lot of psychics and people who practice Raki remove demons from people’s lives. But what I have noticed from the patterns of testimonies that I’ve read, these demons have come back into their lives and there were more of them. So they came back stronger. They weren’t casted out correctly. That’s why demons try to get u to cast them out. The only effective way to cast them out is through Jesus Christ because he was the only one on Earth who did not give into any temptation (whether that be the mind/soul or body). That is why they shutter over his name. You know who might be interesting to u? Ravi Zacharias. He is very well spoken and has appeared on the Ben Shapiro show. He just died recently but his teachings are very insightful.

[@enigma639]

I am a Hindu and never heard of something like that

[@AtticusStount]

There is a spiritual protective layer around people, and such is restored by rituals. It is psychological as well as the work of deity working through a holy man as an intermediary.

[@ForestAnon]

I wish my bipolar disorder would teach me how to speak Polish. Polish chicks seem cool.

[@saulgoodman5662]

@Mahdi Afrasiabi God is not real

[@7kevin11rodriguezcorrea4]

@@saulgoodman5662 uh yah

[@madamerage8518]

i can teach you some polish 🙃

[@7kevin11rodriguezcorrea4]

@@madamerage8518 i don't think demons speak polish though but if you know latin then that be use full

[@shadowwarsshadypeople6299]

I've met and worked with a lot of Polish people. They are lovely, and the Polish girls most of them adorable, hard working. Though they are still human, and as human beings go there are not any unicorns. Still, lovely women though. I hope you are being able to manage your disorder. Best of luck dear fellow human being

[@JonnyCoolMelt]

Why is this a TED talk?

[@DonJuanzito]

Thank you !!!!

[@esotericsadgirl]

@Wade Wilson wow dude you're so smart. not, lmao.

[@esotericsadgirl]

@Wade Wilson Why would I have a burden of proof? I honestly don't care for an argument under a comment section.

[@emergencyroomandy9425]

@Wade Wilson yeah that ol medical problem where you learn to speak latin with no prior knowledge

[@trailerwager8850]

Why are there TED talks?

[@FishNChips]

I plan on learning latin behind my parents back and one day start to act posessed

[@martinkent333]

Rubes love practical jokes. You go girl!!!!

[@idontknowyou876]

Lol

[@kaybaksh2880]

I will like to get some help for my son please thanks

[@idontknowyou876]

@@kaybaksh2880 what's wrong with him

[@captainjackpugh6050]

@@kaybaksh2880 Take him to the doctor

[@thrasherfoo]

“She spoke Latin, I don’t know Latin but I know she spoke it”

[@clarkjosephkent5047]

lol yeah I'm kinda doubting this things, but I don't want to find out for myself if its real or not just let it be a mystery

[@dallasxiong6709]

There's magic there's hollywood then there's demons and gods.......or remnants

[@zszsdzxkjvnzkjlnvlzkjcnj]

that's the movies and people think movies are correct for some reason..

[@ManishThakur-rr3pd]

she studied latin

[@MJAndRecreations]

Her name is Emily Rose In another way

[@VincentValentine33]

I have Epilepsy and I can't tell you how many fools try to perform exorcisms on me.

[@nirazarazara7634]

Yah this is the stupidy of Christianity

[@miguelnicolini1254]

How this guy can explain when a person with “mental disorder”can levitate cursing in different languages he don’t know, having the strength of ten or more men and only react with pain after hearing the name of Jesus, you can’t denied the spiritual realm just because you don’t seem

[@sexiestpimp3334]

God is a joke...

[@idontknowyou876]

Oh the name of Jesus? What about the name of Allah...of shiva? All these names get reactions...all depending on the individuals religion and traditions....and who have you seen actually levitate?

[@baiaforev2407]

Thank you

[@cameronfowler2670]

@@sexiestpimp3334 he loves you my friend. He is no joke. He is everything truly good and great you’ve ever known. Accept him in this cold dark world or suffer through what is left of it when you’re body passes... 🙏🏽 God is waiting for you man. Open up and trust you’re 6th sense

[@DavidRamirez-fb4rl]

God bless you bro

[@Daw64]

everyone's talking about the languages thing but what about the fact she predicted her own death date?

[@reynosochris5]

My grandpa was battling cancer. He said that if his time came he wanted it in December. Specifically December 4 because that's the day his parents were killed. 2 days before he passed he wasn't able to talk or move. But we knew he could here because we told him what day it was each day. Once we told him it was December 4 he stopped breathing a couple of hours later. So I'm sure he was aware but just couldn't move. So he chose his time to go, meaning he probably had enough strength to live till the time he chose to go. I always thought it was wierd but I think some people are capable of holding on until a specific day or time comes. That's just me.

[@FX-fv2re]

Deduction of the mind predicts the future from the brain.

[@cyberumao]

@@FX-fv2re not always I have had dreams of future not directly related to me. It is called precognition.

[@vedicastroyogas6295]

Yes she was possessed.

[@kavyakannan6648]

DID patients can hv Extra Sensory Perception like PreCognition( Predicting Future) and PostCognition(Predicting Past). Its' only what i heard... dont' know how its' possible

[@richardbalboa7161]

This doesn't explain how she was able to speak multiple languages

[@xeliy]

mumbling nonsense isn't a language

[@logans.butler285]

@Zobiya Rashid People like you are the reason why I suffer anxiety, I really hope something bad happens to you soon 😔

[@loganortiz4580]

@Skersaroony Yeah, that's quite obvious. Notice how she only claims to have heard some recordings, but she doesn't provide any evidence. Where are the links to those recordings? (I bet she’s capable of saying something like they're actually nowhere to be found in the internet and she's still heard it anyways, but that only makes things even harder to believe). Moreover, the fact that she repeated twice already about those "recordings" says a lot. And BESIDES, you're right, even if those recordings were real, they could readily be some staged stuff, or simply a multilingual person who claims to be American (I mean, monolingual). Seriously, we've got more evidence to believe that the Earth is flat than to believe in exorcisms and ghost possessions.

[@therationalagnostic2735]

Gibberish is not a language

[@clitoralrosary9474]

@@xeliyAramaic is a language though.

[@KristofferStenlund]

how did she learn all thoose languages with DID? Especially with that lower hippocampal volume. Learning foreign languages is an unsolved mystery in demonology

[@toshirokigai]

Anyone can learn a foreign language with enough research

[@garrettsattem4799]

ItzSSaiyan That doesn’t seem to be the case with Anneliese. Nowhere is it mentioned that she studied foreign languages or ancient and forgotten tongues. I may be no psychologist, but I can assure you that people with DID don’t just start speaking in fluent tongues out of nowhere without prior knowledge of them.

[@therationalagnostic2735]

No she didn't speak any forgein language It was only gibberish

[@Kingcangri20]

@@garrettsattem4799 spoke fluently and flawlessly in several languages during her "demonic possession" which her family and friends all confirm that she never studied. Secondly, while multiple personality disorder could explain the "demonic voice" in which she spoke, it has been confirmed that there are two or more voices present at once emitting from Anneliese, which have been found upon an analysis of the audio recording . So how would you explain the accounts for the two aforementioned phenomenon?.

[@garrettsattem4799]

Kingcangri20 I was arguing on behalf that Anneleise was under demonic influence. You’ve explained it better than I did.

[@saraharabia3640]

I really want to study psychology but my parents dont stand behind me at all because they believe my interest to psychology comes from doubts about their religious belief…and they‘re right 😌😉

[@saraharabia3640]

@Mohammed yes of course I love them more than everything else 🫶🏼 I think people can only have „bad“ ideas, ideologies, opinions etc, but it doesnt make the whole person

[@GEENIAH3]

Think spiritually not religiously. Love is the key to holyness.

[@lifeseek833]

To believe you have to doubt.

[@marshalwhite1715]

after going through college as, in my opinion a white intelligent and passionate person, college will not tech you much unless you are passionate

[@marshalwhite1715]

College did not work for me after changing through multiple majors

[@dipankarrahuldey6249]

The study of phantom limbs by Dr.Ramachandran reveals a lot, that we are far away from understanding completely how the brain creates conciousness. But we're on the right path at least, we now know where to scratch. Great respect to those science devotees who dedicate all their life for such studies

[@realno5702]

dont mind me, but u dont know if brain produces consciousness

[@dipankarrahuldey6249]

Yes we don't know clearly at this point of time. It'll take many years of efforts. But at least what we know, based on that we have remedies to the problems. That's why the scientific approach is much fascinating, it doesn't force you to believe something, but it's something that tirelessly search for truth such that if for 100 times if you get the rrsult, if you try on experiementing you'll get the same result 101th time too. But yes, philosophically there is nothing called an absolute truth. Still I would stick to science, because it has strengthen mankind(also cursed in some other way like weapons etc)

[@davidjd123]

Taking out the possibility of a soul or energy body is why they can’t figure it out. The phantom leaf pretty much explains why we feel phantom limbs. It’s because our energy body still exists.

[@JohnDIntrono217]

Phantoms in the brain

[@TheJgenerationS]

i used to have seizures, but then i started smoking weed

[@macs-13]

@The Beast I've seen a women speaking in a man's voice and becoming a completely different person. Telling his objective for why he has possessed that woman and who has summoned him. Would you call that a seizure. I was just like you scientific and logical until I saw this with my own eyes.

[@TheJgenerationS]

@The Beast Yeah kinda scary to think about

[@thelionofjudah77u82]

And God said Behold, I give you all herb bearing seed upon the face of the earth (Genesis 1:29). Marijuana is medicine

[@shelovesplab7920]

pog champ dude

[@austinhooks74]

Dude best answer ever😂

[@JohannsenHanson]

This doesn’t explain why someone would be able to speak fluently dead languages, have unnatural strength and having aversion to holy signs, words and places.

[@randomenvelope]

Speak fluently in dead languages based on what? Did they translate it? Unnatural strength is probably adrenaline.

[@digitallocations1423]

Demon possession is no myth.

[@pandemonicathetireddemon5119]

I would like to ask you in a scale of 1-10 how was your experience watching this video,(1-5{convincing},6-10{not convincing})

[@88marome]

Demons are a myth.

[@martinkent333]

@@88marome One billion people are terrorized with eternal hellfire and gruesome demons, dude. Keeps the cash rolling in from the freshly milked.......

[@88marome]

@@martinkent333 Physical illnesses is not demons. Get educated.

[@ay_mmm]

@@88marome xD

[@nirazarazara7634]

Finally someone who sticks up for mentally I'll people.

[@CFALLIS0002]

Man.... I saw the title of this video, and I was so excited. But he is the worst speaker. Lol. He didnt really cover many of the common questions of demonic possession.

[@caughtyounapping2027]

Like?

[@lolitaahmed6713]

How could she speak different Languages?

[@KyleSurette13]

CaughtYouNapping Different languages she doesn’t know, items moving by themselves (caught on camera all the time), levitation etc

[@caughtyounapping2027]

@@KyleSurette13 oh I thought u meant he didn't prove it to be fake. I was about to throw virtual hands

[@kevimendoza1432]

Actually he does not believe in mystic... But in scientists

[@LukeJ2023]

Nonsense!!!! We wrestle not aganist flesh and blood ..

[@kwatoniazakiyyahanderson8091]

Amen Ephesians 6:12

[@SON-OF-AFRICA1022]

Amen. He is an agent of Satan.

[@robertpreston2220]

LOL ok kid

[@robertpreston2220]

@Wade Wilson Very true

[@ParadiseLordRyu]

So DID doesn’t exist?

[@christianward9495]

Anyone notice the color choice??... Also there's no sense of disbelief in voice tone... Im not the smartest person but the only reason its on TED talk is to discredit the other dimensions

[@BolasDaGrk]

I'll just stick with "I'm not the smartest person,"as the most accurate thing you said.

[@kika-gp8gs]

@@BolasDaGrk me too

[@skywatcher4602]

Christian Ward. Youre exactly right Its like calling Bouynces alter ego (demon possession) an imaginary friend. Funny how Hollywood tells the truth while so called doctors sell drugs to cover it up.

[@animeking1357]

@@skywatcher4602 "Funny how Hollywood tells the truth" "Hollywood tells the truth" I just....I just can't. It's even possible that I can't even.

[@dragonknightofamiraka3636]

Jesuits

[@ManicYouniverse]

An incredibly in-depth, rational and long-awaited explanation for things we should have stopped believing and recognising long ago! It's the 21st century, its 3rd decade, for crying out loud! Thank you for this video!

[@wolfkai8583]

Just because there are diseases that have similar effects of demonic possession isn’t enough evidence to disprove it as a whole

[@yokemei3582]

Bible said there are demons...legion even. Like the man that lived in the tomb. We need Jesus Christ in our life.

[@stevemclendsy9478]

I don't.

[@BackyardMechanic]

You’ll regret that decision if you die without Jesus. And you’ll have eternity to think about it... SCARY, no thanks I’ll trust Jesus to save me

[@stevemclendsy9478]

Eternity for what? I didn't see no God when I died for three minutes in ambulance and I doubt I see any God when I'm dead permanently. No-one is suffering for eternity for any reason.

[@BackyardMechanic]

Steve Mc Lendsy You didn’t see God because you’re clearly still alive... come on dude.

[@recession81]

@@BackyardMechanic God just simply isn't real there is history of mental illness being told as demonic possession in every religion

[@beanerwiener100]

Love how he left out that she died on the 66th exorcism and there was a nutritionists confirmed the death was not malnutrition Annd a lot of the time psychologists work hand in hand with demonologists/exorcists

[@ulyssesvarona5074]

Ummmmm...? She died because she refused to eat and drink any fluids.

[@ravenwda007]

Then why did she lose weight? She was 60 pounds when she died. You’re not making much sense

[@johnp556]

Not a lot of times, every time, no major exorcism occurs ever in the Catholic Church without an exhaustive psychological examination usually by a non Catholic psyschiatrist. What on earth would a Hindu anti-catholic quack know about an exorcism? Worry about your own pagan religion and caste system "Dr" where by the way, many, many exorcisms are required.

[@johnp556]

@@ulyssesvarona5074 ummmm, are you a 12 year old girl.?

[@ulyssesvarona5074]

@@johnp556 I'm just saying what the cause of death was because she refused to eat. Thats all.

[@stephengaddis9791]

I was a missionary to Ivory Coast, West Africa. I saw a lung ailment move to the hips of a man, which crippled the man, after we had prayed for him. The lung ailment, which was a continuous audible breathing spasm ceased, and simultaneously the man was crippled. A group of 10 pastors prayed for him 2 months later, and he was able to walk again.

[@mel_revealz]

Hallelujah! This guy is clueless but good to see there’s testimonies such as this.

[@adityan3208]

So that guy didnt recieve any medical treatment? Why didnt these magical priest cure corona bruh?

[@laurnborne3830]

Sources, please

[@frankvandermerwe1487]

Hahahahaahahahaaha!!!!!

[@sidneylandman69]

Let me guess. No video taken?

[@nomadfx3486]

This man is calling God a liar. Demonic possession is noted in the Bible.

[@Ryebread-m7e]

Mde up by man kind 😊

[@kleanthispapadopoulos2555]

Possessed persons are supposed to have supernatural strength, could they compete in a strongman competition and win?

[@ashley_brown6106]

Lmaoo🤣🤣😆

[@ianthecatholictexan7612]

No

[@frankvandermerwe1487]

@@ianthecatholictexan7612 Why not, they exist don't they??

[@soslothful]

I suspect they'd be disqualified, just as competitors found to be using prohibited drugs would be.

[@deannadarling2709]

He leaves out VITAL information that ISNT explained away by DID. This is the worst TED talk I have ever seen.

[@larrycrabs5995]

Like what?

[@garyhest6308]

demonic possesion is real and is done by inter-dimensional parasites. They have taken over alot of the govt and medical professionals who try to explain everything away as a mental illness

[@TravellerTinker]

@@garyhest6308 yes indeed, these are mostly the same people who believe we live in a computer simulation which is not true, its impossible, anyone would have noticed that they were living in a computer simulation because of bugs etc but no one has, so its just untrue. The only ones who can defeat these inter dimensional parasites are Christ and the angels.

[@YY-yp9jv]

@@TravellerTinker You need to use your brain more.

[@shamo4895]

Is it because it goes against your beliefs or poorly done? Honestly curious

[@brickheb5948]

"She started speaking different languages" *Duolingo ad pops up-* I am seriously not joking, I should've filmed it

[@barongoni6653]

Time to your lesson

[@SarcasmIsMySecondName]

You got possessed by Google 😂

[@siriusleigh24]

"The medications did not respond the way they are supposed to". Well, isn't that a surprise. Millions of people die from prescribed drugs, because they don't respond, not the way they are 'supposed' to, but because they don't respond the way they would like them to. But that's a very hush-hush matter altogether.

[@richardackerman9187]

Plz read this: Look up Richard Gallagher. He's an actual physician, a man of science, not a superstitious man. He's the guy that the Church goes to to find out if someone's actually possessed or if they have a mental disorder. He says that 99% of times, there's a psychological explanation, like schizophrenia or epilepsy, but there are some rare cases where they are undoubtedly demon-possessed. They do things like speak perfect Latin, speak in voices not their own, and have super-strength. These people are perfectly mentally healthy and the only thing that cures them is an exorcism. To dismiss this on account of it being "superstitious" and not actually investigate it is very unscientific.

[@bruhbruh3080]

Richard Ackerman speaking in different tongues: glossolalia super strength: according to zoology, muscle fibres are extremely strong but we don’t use them to their full extent due to an overactive hypothalamus

[@barrymonhan7510]

psssh more pseudo science nonsense schizophrenia has been proven to be all demons not psychological ask any excorist

[@richardackerman9187]

@@bruhbruh3080 it's impossible to speak a language that you don't know on your own. Nothing in my brain could ever make me speak fluent greek or latin. It's not in my brain because I don't know it

[@mauriciovillasante2713]

@@bruhbruh3080 Thanka for spreading the truth, the world needs people like you

[@judithlobo9038]

@@barrymonhan7510 schizophrenia is probably not demons.

[@Toxihex]

Patient : speaks fluently in multiple languages they have never heard before and is capable of conversing in said languages, shows superhuman strength effortlessly and can literally read the minds of everyone in the room Psychologists : idk fam must be the brain malfunctioning lmao

[@WallahHabibi2023]

Yet when you give that patient electric shock his "demon" runs away.

[@saintfreezy6914]

give me any evidence of that happening at all

[@Toxihex]

@@saintfreezy6914 people aren't gonna look it up for you. People aren't obligated to spoon-feed you reality in a way that's comfortable for you. If you wanted to know the truth, you would, because there's way more than enough information and straight out proof out there. You don't even deserve this much of a response.

[@saintfreezy6914]

@@Toxihex you made the claim and can't even find it for me? because it DIDNT HAPPEN. What am i suppose to look up? "demon makes man speak another language"? aint nothing poppin up for that lol

[@Toxihex]

@@saintfreezy6914 Completely random person on the internet : makes a joke Proud 14yo reddit atheists : and so I took that personally

[@BoseEinstein7]

Being able to speak multiple languages. You also left out the fact she during posession in her case pointed out a specific priest who was punished centuries ago as being a bad priest only known by exprts in the field of history. Please clarify.

[@perkeyser2032]

evidence please

[@lockandloadlikehell]

@@perkeyser2032 Agreed. This silly "scientist" needs to provide evidence for his inane claims of the occult not existing.

[@lockandloadlikehell]

@@perkeyser2032 better go interview all the witnesses and debunk their claims and documentation. Get busy.

[@Firguy_the_Foot_Fetishist]

@@lockandloadlikehell The burden of proof is on the OP.

[@krishp1104]

How do you know her second personality didn't just research the priest? As you said it was well known among other priests so it doesn't seem that hard to finf

[@soulnomad5231]

Typically a lot things considered supernatural like demons were just ancient people trying to comprehend life around them using the limited knowledge they had.

[@soulnomad5231]

@Meme Miser What your describing isn't demonic but an hypnagogic hallucination that happens during sleep, hence why those who experience it list seeing everything from demons and ghosts all the way to animals and people.

[@soulnomad5231]

@Meme Miser That's why REM is pretty much a double edged sword. On one hand you can experience seemingly realistic dreams while on the other having some of the most vivid nightmares.

[@nikadgod5152]

Still waiting on the explanation of people levitating and vomiting live frogs and foreign objects like nails.

[@Erisphoros]

@@nikadgod5152 It simply never happened. These are just gossips and made-up stories

[@cvrki7]

@@nikadgod5152 Where’s the evidence that these actually happened? You think with all the technology we have it would be caught on video yet it isnt

[@mbjelica947]

Explaining the physical effects does not eliminate the spiritual...a description of what is happening is NOT an explanation of what is happening

[@fallonrappaport5270]

🎯💯

[@Cathee.M.]

What's the difference between "spiritual" and "psychological"?

[@duncreg]

There is no "spiritual". Never in human history has mankind looked at some phenomenon and said, "Well, we thought it might be particles or fields but... well, it's fairies." Yet every claimed spiritual/mystical phenomenon that has been studied has turned out to have a natural explanation. Here - people are nuts. That's your explanation. If you've got a possessed person who can levitate, spin their head 360 degrees or projectile vomit, the James Randi Educational Foundation will give you a million dollar prize.

[@mbjelica947]

@@Cathee.M. from what I understand they are closely intertwined. Our psychology could have to do with the physical processes/cues that cause us to think/behave a certain way while the spiritual is not physical yet can influence the physical/psychological mind. Conversely, the physical can affect the spiritual and together they make up who we are and how we think/behave.

[@Cathee.M.]

@@mbjelica947 Thing is, how can you prove that spirituality exists as something that is separate and distinct from mind & matter? How can you tell if what you're experiencing is spiritual, as opposed to physical/psychological? To be honest the distinction seems a bit pointless to me 🤔

[@zigazorin8893]

I don't think this illness will teach me to speak latin and get really deep voice

[@zigazorin8893]

@ you're right but i think demonic possessions do happen🤷‍♂️

[@samuil7365]

@ then can you explain different language speaking and deep voice change and all these phenomenons?

[@tnl-warrior3218]

@ when u believe u are possessed u let the demons in

[@tnl-warrior3218]

@ and demons are real

@@tnl-warrior3218 That is nonsense .

[@matthewgarvey8123]

How does multiple personality disorder give you the ability to speak in previously unknown foreign languages?

[@martinkent333]

They and the Pentecostals do nothing but blabber. It's pseudo French tetc.

[@ruckaruckaali8351]

How do they know that they're speaking in a previously unknown foreign language what if it's just gibberish and sounds like a foreign language are these others fluent in the foreign language being spoken? And also it doesn't have to be demonic possession the human brain can do wild unprecedented things that doesn't mean there's some dark entity messing with our psyche... Maybe they had heard this foreign language when they were much younger and they just paid no attention to it it was in the subconscious and in cases of extreme mental fatigue or whatever was going on with them their subconscious brought it back and displayed it in the form of some personality that could speak that language the human mind is far from understood and the power of suggestion on the UN-understood mind, the power of suggestion is far more powerful than the majority of us realize

[@AiRJacobs]

Oh, that's easy. She heard somebody speak Latin a few times and her brain, in it's seizure induced DID trip, completely decoded the language, it's vocabulary, structure, context and origin accent. That's just how mental illness works. Our brains do that when they're damaged. If only I knew that when I was studying Latin, I could have aced my classes. All I needed was to hear it once, childhood trauma and a seizure.

[@martinkent333]

@@AiRJacobs NO ONE magically speaks another language. The Skeptic Societies would give them millions of dollars if someone could prove the supernatural, Rube. Anyone believing that has never met the Amazing Randi, an ex- magician who exposed this type of moose poo, Cupcake. You frolic in fantasyland with the other rocket scientist pseudo freaks.

[@kenny1339]

They are fooling themselves trying to explain everything in a scientific way ...lol ...

[@briangithae2555]

This video is something else.. Ignorance is what tears most people apart

[@mulilisenior7098]

Why

[@vmo1774]

One of the Devil's greatest tricks is to convince the world he doesn't exist

[@zachwas8724]

Or maybe he just doesnt you know if god exists why doesnt he just make himself known it would stop a lot of sin but he doesnt so it's all fake

[@natashamudford4011]

@@zachwas8724 He will make Himself known to earth dwellers soon. But you don't really want to be around for that.

[@zachwas8724]

@@natashamudford4011 people have been saying hes coming soon for 200 years

[@natashamudford4011]

The re-born nation of Israel will be 73 years old soon. A generation is 70-80 years old, and prophecy indicates that this generation will see all these things (end time events) come to pass. But if you want to scoff, that's okay.

[@joshuadala3508]

@@natashamudford4011don’t be fooled

[@r.i.pmarcel.8444]

Imagine not believing in the spirit realm...

[@junglekok4205]

Dark Matter imagine not being delusional

[@r.i.pmarcel.8444]

Elon Muhsk imagine saying imagine.

[@rhys3350]

Imagine believing in something without physical evidence, that's religion for ya.

[@dupisdisasterpiece1058]

@EQ Nation Christ is an ancient illogical way to go about life, get real

[@r.i.pmarcel.8444]

Rhys so Jesus raising a man from the dead by just praying and laying hands on him is not “physical”?🤔... I would say that’s the most physical evidence of religious belief u can find. Maybe if u actually payed attention in church as a child u would understand...

[@ilonkastille2993]

Different languages which a person has never known before , is one of the signs.

[@ParadiseLordRyu]

Is it traceable or something unknown/gibberish

[@ilonkastille2993]

@@ParadiseLordRyu I don't know what you mean with traceable. If you know that the possessed person does not speak a certain language, like French , Hebrew , Arabic or whatever else and all of a sudden he starts speaking it then that is a sign of possession. There are many signs but this is one of them. Exceptional strength all of a sudden is another sign. Priests who have he authority of the Church to exorcise know all about it. The Church is very careful not to take anybody's word for it so there is a process beforehand. The priest has to be chosen by the Bishop to do it , not just any priest can take it upon himself. Then the "sick" person has to have a medical checkup by different doctors , to prove that they could not find any medical reason for his/her strange behaviour. for instance psychiatric reasons, schizophrenia for instance. When all of that is cleared then the priest can do his work. If you are interested then check out Father Ripperberger he is one known priest who does exorcisms and gives talks about it.

[@jkphilosophy101]

@@ParadiseLordRyu apparently for this guy, a different language other than English is gibberish. We are talking about a different language, like speaking Italian

[@DodInTheSky]

@@ParadiseLordRyu it's gibberish. If you've been exposed to a language before (like on the TV or radio) your subconscious may be able to recall some of it and sometimes mix it together with your native language (so it sounds like even more "unknown languages"). It's not like in the movies where an Italian priest performs an exorcism on an English man and he suddenly speaks to him in Italian. He might yell "PUTA MADRE сука Блядь". Especially in Europe, where the languages are often similar (like a mix of German and English could sound close to Swedish or Dutch).

[@33kingofkings]

@@ilonkastille2993 exactly I've read so many cases from around the world that I've Googled children getting possessed teenagers adults and none of them have ever learned another language. Then all the sudden when they became possessed they started speaking another language fluently like so perfectly. One case of 16 year old boy never learned Arabic he got possessed and then all the sudden for 2 and 1/2 weeks he was speaking the language fluently perfect. Another case a young girl started speaking Spanish fluently and perfectly she was 14 years old. Just because people have been exposed to different languages and they've heard it from TV shows or movies or whatever doesn't mean they're going to all of a sudden start speaking them fluently and so perfect. To me that's demonic possession

[@timothygreen5150]

Outside a legitimate scientific explanation, people have historically explained things through myths.

[@theoneandonlyhooda]

@Sleepy Hollow you can't prove that the bible is true

[@SON-OF-AFRICA1022]

WHAT IS LEGITIMATE SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION?

[@martinkent333]

Like Mary convincing her younger son to impersonate the Lord, three days after he died - to keep the family franchise rolling?

[@martinkent333]

@@theoneandonlyhooda Revelation was some nightmare of an old dude.

[@theoneandonlyhooda]

@@martinkent333 true

[@satinderkhatana7166]

Why does everyone here want to believe exorcism is real wtf

[@marvina8536]

The sprint world is real brother we’re in a battle everyday

[@afgnightmare6198]

@@marvina8536 what kind of battle u mean?

[@mauriciovillasante2713]

@Josh Scorpion Some sort of spiritual war fling on in the non-material realm xd

[@Jayhaley2385]

Because a large portion of them are morons.

[@barrjensen]

This is a dangerous lie!

[@SON-OF-AFRICA1022]

I AGREE AND HE SHOULD BE LOCKED UP IN AN ASYLUM.

[@phineassss4901]

@@SON-OF-AFRICA1022 wow so this is really how christians act huh? Deplorable. I remembered how the mentally ill suffered at the hands of the catholic church and other religious people. The field of psychology and the ir pioneers who supported a more humane treatment for the mentally ill is what changed that.

[@leopardkind9294]

Facts

[@purrrmeow5323]

This sounds like religious delusion at its finest.

[@mirelvtl8830]

I hate when people say it s not scientifically proven. They can't see it because they are "possessed" themselves.

[@saviodesilva7933]

The devil's greatest triumph is convincing the world that he does not exist!

[@martinkent333]

Only religious obsessives are troubled by demons., dude.

No actually that’s the people who wrote the fairytale called Bible greatest triumph to make peasants believe that the devil’s greatest triumph would be convincing them he doesn’t exist. It’s a mind trick and it works on weak people.

[@blackscreenman6117]

Keep coping, he doesn't. It's a great way for christians to not take responisibility.

[@christopherhamilton3621]

Oh balls! This explains just about everything….

[@mulilisenior7098]

​@@blackscreenman6117🎉

[@ryarbrough1195]

Human is a scientific phenomenon. Natural is a scientific phenomenon.

[@tacticalgamming7186]

R Yarbrough you got the right idea

[@mikewasowski3573]

Whatever

[@IanMcFerran]

There is a strong assumption here that science has the answers when, in fact, it is only just starting to learn what 'the human being' is in its totality.

[@IanMcFerran]

@Haku Yuki No. What made you think I felt Christianity has the answers?

[@IanMcFerran]

@Haku Yuki I agree but that doesn't change what I said originally.

[@dayneb]

I was possessed by a spirit/ entity. And I was a skeptic.

[@Emilio-np4dk]

It doesn’t explain levitation, it does explain individuals knowing languages they have no knowledge in, it doesn’t explain how individuals know very specific things about the people in the room, when people themselves have never told anyone in their life

[@1JAMINben]

While DID can explain a lot of things thought to be possession, he begins his thesis with a fallacy: if there is a disease that can explain these symptoms, the possession idea is refuted. This is a non sequitur fallacy. It could be that possession has symptoms similar to DID. That being said, I understand he's trying to say we have no need to attribute it to paranormal explanations. But I have do say he didn't explain everything. He mentioned Annaliese spoke other languages. Many other possession cases have the same thing from people who do not have sufficient or often any experience at all. How can DID explain knowing another existing language fluently? Things like diseases are internal to the body, but languages are learned and cannot lie dormant in you without prior knowledge. Also many cases involve the demon knowing things a human couldn't know without having paranormal abilities. Lastly, I've even heard of cases where the possessed will have super-strength to throw couches or other extremely heavy objects. I think DID can explain somethings, but when you start to have powers that there's no way you could have, especially speaking languages such as Latin, DID is not the best explanation. Possession is.

[@mbjelica947]

Exactly! Giving a physical explanation of what happens does not eliminate the spiritual...a description of what is happening is NOT an explanation of what is happening.

[@anamzulfiqar826]

Science is very far in explaining this because science can only study material and it hasn't reach soul yet. Could demon possession cause DID? Why science can't claim that? Obviously some hormones liquids changes(imbalances) when there is a disease? It doesn't refute demons.

[@Quinntus79]

@@mbjelica947 At the same time, there’s no evidence of spiritual presence and it looks like DID. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck; than it must be a duck.

[@imivan695]

I agree with the language part and I wonder about that too. But as for throwing the heavy stuff, I’m not a science person but I’ve read that our strength is limited by our minds so I think it’s still possible that without possession the person can still throw the heavy stuff because he or she with DID as I’ve learnt here in this video isn’t in control of the mind anymore and doesn’t consciously know the amount of strength that we humans may have.

[@frankvandermerwe1487]

Lmao pretty much at everything you said.

[@AiRJacobs]

"She was diagnosed with possession because she met the criteria for possession." "He was diagnosed with DID because he met the criteria for DID." "When something is scientific, we should believe it to be scientific" "When something is natural, we should believe it to be natural" "When something is natural, we shouldn't believe it to be supernatural or paranormal" The number 1 is the number 1. It is not, not number 1. I don't think this guy really got over his ADHD. But at least he disproved possession by matching a few of its symptoms to several other, mental illnesses. Very scientific.

[@CAT-2323]

Adhd doesn’t go away but it can be managed enough for someone to be “normal”

[@alexrego7192]

Well said!!!

[@Archzenom]

Oh I do agree in science but this man has missed so much of the supernatural. The world is both spiritual and scientific and both are meant to be in tandem to understand the material and immaterial, the visible and invisible.

[@matthewchavez5322]

That's the problem with academics. Everything is face value in science, and despite there still being things science can't even explain, majority of scientists refuse to acknowledge anything they feel is spiritual or holistic in nature. There's no way that these people have never experienced something that they couldn't quantify or explain. That alone should be enough to believe that there's more, to me. I think one day we will see that neurons fire from outside sources not from us, and be able to prove it, and I think it would be very hard to figure out where all of it came from, or why.

[@Archzenom]

@@matthewchavez5322 The brain is basically where most of the soul's power is operating. We are more than just chemicals put together by the Almighty. We are animated beings by the Word of God and to not acknowledge His power of intellect and knowledge that far surpasses our own understanding is a big slap in the face. Sure we have so much knowledge in our minds in science but science is meant to explain the material world and the world of the supernatural, we call the spiritual faith for the explanation so that we now have the knowledge of both sides of the coin.

[@jordannewberry9561]

@@matthewchavez5322 Unexplained events is not evidence of the supernatural. To think so is to commit an argument from ignorance fallacy. Every single time an explaination has been proven for a previously unexplained phenomenon, the explaination has been naturalistic.

[@martinkent333]

Atheist societies are going to pay you millions if you can prove the supernatural or paranormal.

[@martinkent333]

@@jordannewberry9561 No. Farts are done by Ghosts. I have spent my whole life and millions of dollars proving this. Never argue with the FARTBUSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hathimeldar9482]

it's sad to see soo many adults that actually believe in possessions and jinn humanity has a long way to go

[@seanvasquez523]

Yeah this stuff is what's holding humanity back from technological progress. Even if religion has a very importaint point in our existence, that there's nothing wrong of believing that there's a god or no god since it's a belief that can not be proved or disproved, and that some spiritual and religious beliefs are indeed believed by scientists, overall some of these stuff like possessions and jinn can easily be explained by science and are eerily similar to situations that no one said had to do with possessions.

[@unknownboi1265]

@@seanvasquez523 God you are so pretentious. 🙄

[@seanvasquez523]

@@unknownboi1265 Well I've made that comment about few months ago and I've completely forgotten about it. But yeah I do still think that it's fine for people to have these religious beliefs I mean I'm not trying to say that these people shouldn't have these beliefs at all I mean it's their beliefs after so so I don't have a problem. it's fine for people to believe in said beliefs in them. I'm just saying that sometimes and keyword here "sometimes" science can explain some and keyword here again "some" of these beliefs and that sometimes and again the keyword here is "sometimes" religion can halt or even slow down technological advancement but again that's only "some" of the time since there were also times in history that religion can actually make some benefits to technological advancement. So again I don't have a problem with people having a different set of beliefs than I do or with other people. All I'm just trying to say here is that history can sometimes show us that there could be some things that science can explain that religion can't but there's also times that religion can explain things that science can't. But yeah that's all I'm gonna explain on that because I actually forgot on how contentious this subject can actually be sometimes. So yeah that's about it.

[@jeremybumpermanpub7144]

I commend his skepticism and the tragedy that befell Annelise Michel was indeed a case of psychosis or epilepsy, and not demonic possession, but Gambutrol is not a real psychotropic drug. The speaker needs to get his facts straight. He obviously only watched the film and failed to conduct his own research. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@pandemonicathetireddemon5119]

I would like to ask you in a scale of 1-10 how was your experience watching this video,(1-5{convincing},6-10{not convincing})

[@HassaanTohid]

Thats me in the video. I am glad I didn’t mention the correct name of the drug T******. It is better to keep the Hollywood name so no one abuses any such medication.

[@bealright834]

@@HassaanTohid Jesus healed and delivered people from demons. If you’re all based on evidence and proof of sight then ofc you won’t believe in supernatural occurrences that happen beyond what we can see or know. God has blinded people because of this foolishness and their lack of knowledge.

[@20EdHo10]

He thinks science explains everything. Why can't demonic possession cause split personalities? And if science can identify or codify split or mutiple personality disorder, it doesn't mean demonic possession does not exist or can be easily dismissed. In short, science may identify the symptoms of an disorder. But the original cause of that disorder has yet to be explained. And the supernatural abilities, such as, speaking in foreign languages cannot be explained. So the guy is equating symptoms with the cause. He identifies the symptoms as those of MPD, and so the cause is MPD. That way of resolving a medical problem or any problem is circular and leave a large gap of the problem unresolved or neglected.

[@logans.butler285]

Has there ever been a footage or compelling evidence of the supernatural abilities? Like speaking a foreign language or feeling disgusted by holly water and bibles? I mean, for what I have researched-for almost two years so far, those are all just claims and personal, unverifiable experiences.

[@Drummer-jc9wu]

John S. Butler Its hard to believe in demonic possession when you have not seen it in person. No matter what you find on the internet of demonic things happening, it will still never convince you enough to believe in them. I know how you feel, i have been there myself! But then i have experienced several encounters with demons and demonic possessed people and now know its real. To answer your question, yes there are videos of demonically possessed people doing demonic things, but even after seeing these it will be hard for you to believe in them. I am praying for you🙏🏼

[@abuhurairaibnabujandal7284]

@Shapnil Barua its so easy to know they r demons cause they encounter those who r possessed and they can't bear holy scriptures read over them

[@abuhurairaibnabujandal7284]

@Shapnil Barua like god doesn't exist ( today's illiterate science) but tomorrows 23rd century (modern science) can prove it

[@donriquejoseph3664]

@Shapnil Barua not everything can be explained with science bro, there is a difference between the spiritual life and the physical life, what a person experience spirituality is way different

[@andrjsh]

I did not think that arrogant persons such as this still existed. I notice that he does not list the criteria for an exorcism, most of which are not dismissible as psychological. Meanwhile, he speaks only of this one case; he has not addressed the facts and phenomena of possessed persons, such as levitation and changes of ambient temperature. DID does not give a person occult knowledge. He also does not introduce the fact that getting off her psych meds led to her physical decline. Also, at her autopsy, no damage was found in her temporal lobes. As for the APA, since they continue to change their standards and definitions, they are not worthy of trust. Finally, I would like to see the speaker try his theories out on an Islamic audience.

[@andrjsh]

​@burningfeet 57 No, I addressed specific points. I invite you to address my points for the sake of finding the truth.

[@kylenope2256]

She spoke Latin and Aramaic, levitated Witness by multiple people.

[@godswar_angel4033]

These ppl try so hard to disprove God they deny all facts. It’s really sad they can’t just humble their selfs and see it.

[@tannertankersley2179]

@@godswar_angel4033 look at the videos, she speaks nonsense and arches her back. Nothing supernatural about that lol

[@changedpace9169]

@@godswar_angel4033 how is this trying to disprove god? Unless your god is the one possessing people. I assume you also believe Noah actually lived to 950 years old as well?

[@srtaj313]

I speak Aramaic, she was speaking gibberish.

[@t-rexkalita1379]

Oh come on where is video proof of her levitating?? Can u show?? Plus why does a muslim child when gets possessed needs to go to a ojah and christian child to a pastor?? Are there schedules made by the ghosts according to which they listen to bamblings from different faiths??

[@satyricon451]

Two things. One, the Anneliese incident has been done to death. Two, unless my casual readings on the subject are wrong, the Catholic Church goes through a long vetting process using psychologists and psychiatrists before deciding to move forward with an exorcism, or deliverance (maybe). Tackling these instances would be far more interesting. Exploring the tension between the APA and the Catholic Church would also be very interesting. Examining idiopathic cases would also be similarly interesting. I’d like to know about cases where an exorcism succeeded where psychological therapies failed, if there are any. When this fella starts talking about empathy to people with DID, it’s like yeah, of course. But it’s not like the default diagnosis at least in the US is possession...well except maybe in places off the beaten path.

[@ianjohnson1610]

I didn't read any of the btw 👍

[@noahm5709]

@@AngelicRealm-..- if you believe something as strongly as a force that takes over your own body its not far fetched to try a cure from the same source of strong belief. but obviously it isnt optimal to just say fvck it and do an exorcism on a mental patient.

[@tinopacino9400]

True Story!! It’s a Process Indeed!! This Guy is Just Scared of the Boogie Man! And is Making Excuses.. I have Much Experience with Paranormal Stuff. And I have the Blessings Of the Church..

[@michaelkorlion9248]

@@tinopacino9400 Yeah look who's talking A guy who believes in cartoon characters and paranormal stuff like a 9 year old lol

[@desiderious1]

Your absolutely right. This person has an agenda to discredit the church, thus using an old case.

[@dogmajones1558]

It's really disappointing to observe the comments of this video and realise that huge swathes of the population would rather repulse at empirical evidence and the opportunity to understand, than to simply let go of an unsubstantiated superstition!

[@chimekeawutacoker5739]

We cannot let go bcos demonic possession is real..the day u have an experience wud b a life changing event..I pray though ,it doesn't happen to u....I am a doctor and I have seen few cases of demonic possession that psychiatrists cannot cure, but the persons were cured completely in a church

[@dogmajones1558]

@@chimekeawutacoker5739 You're a doctor, huh? Well, judging by your grammar, you're certainly no English teacher.

[@chimekeawutacoker5739]

We are not discussing english, ,but I believe what I have written is readable

[@ASTRA1564]

But look at the mountain of evidence and logic they refute to believe in a an illogical and immoral God.

[@perfektpitch]

How true!!

[@cdznutz4244]

Demon Possession is real I've seen it done to my grandfather and once they are tooken over by the demon they make them hurt themselves and they speak in a different voice that's the reason I believed in god

[@KrimzonTheRed]

Probably had dementia bro, sorry that happened but it doesn't make fairytales real.

[@purrrmeow5323]

Soooo do you have proof? He could have some mental illness. Just because someone has schizophrenia or hysteria doesnt mean they were suffering from demons. Although he was probably hallucinating, but many mental illnesses can include that

[@cdznutz4244]

@@purrrmeow5323 maybe, but the way he talked made me afraid to even sleep at night

[@PursuingDreamss]

Squidward San well it’s happened to me and I’m 22 I have no dementia or scrizophrenia. And I physically felt the demons presence

[@PursuingDreamss]

Squidward San I’m from the caribbean so this is extremely common, most our religions involve spirits and allowing them to posses us

[@Rxcvv-rn8gw]

Guys , the comment section is indeed heated . I believe that demonic possession doesn’t exist however if you’re not into the religion you become an easy prey and getting hurted not possessed might happen

[@LoveTheLord44]

Just his choice in colors in the clothes he wears gives off demonic energy, do not be duped, the enemy is very clever

[@robbieandkimberly]

The algorithm is censoring any comments that are exposing this speaker, certain keywords with the initials JC for starters

[@krishp1104]

@@robbieandkimberly JC

[@StingofTruth]

I'm a minister. I believe in the supernatural and paranormal. I've had 16 people come to me requesting exorcism. I interviewed each of them for less than 5 minutes asking a series of a few questions and giving a few simple tests they didn't know i was giving them and concluded 10 of these ladies and gentlemen were seeking attention and a few possibly needed mental health care and the remaining 6 all needed mental care for sure. Just because I've never had to cast a demon out of someone doesn't mean they don't exist. The case file on Annaliese Michel is not extensive, and is lacking a lot of information medically and also spiritually. For me to say miss Michel was possessed is just as speculative as this gentleman saying D.I.D. explains her situation. He's generalizing and speculating so much he's more of a fortune teller than a man of science.

[@JanCzasami]

XDDDDDDDDDDD

[@GEENIAH3]

Trust the Science™

[@patrickwoods2213]

Demons are man-made mythology. They do not exist. Yes, there are unknown forces in our universe that we can’t explain- that doesn’t mean we should slap a label on them as if we “know” what they are. The demons you read about in the Bible are mostly New Testament stories borrowed from earlier Greek myths. The original Greek word daimon eventually became “demon” when early Christians got a hold of it, and turned it into this dark, superstitious thing. It’s made up hogwash.

[@StingofTruth]

@@patrickwoods2213 so you violated the law of non-contradiction twice and rendered your entire statement null and void. You start out by making the affirmation that "Demons are man-made mythology. They do not exist." Then your very next statement negates the previous one when you said "Yes, there are unknown forces that we can't explain". If we can't explain them then you need to present evidence of that they cannot be explained. But then you'd be explaining the unexplainable... If they aren't explainable by just natural phenomenon then they very well could ve devils. Either way, your entire line of reasoning rests entirely upon logical fallacies.

[@GEENIAH3]

@@patrickwoods2213 i was once demonically possessed so i know they are very real believe me.

[@robbklobb6501]

Possession is still a diagnoses in the DSM-5, know as Posession-form DID. No matter how secular the world is, they can’t deny it exists.

[@baonemogomotsi7138]

Lol 😂

[@nursingsciencepart1167]

if it is a disease, how do you explain the fact that the person ended up speaking many languages , who taught that person those languages

[@theoneandonlyhooda]

Do you have proof that they ended up speaking languages? Also, I don't see why you have to explain that using supernatural causes.

[@Reesez-Blaze]

@@theoneandonlyhooda is there a natural cause for it?

[@theoneandonlyhooda]

@@Reesez-Blaze If I see someone speaking different languages, the first thing I will assume - in that case - that they had learnt them previously.

[@bigfrogfella]

@@theoneandonlyhooda well what if they haven’t learned that language. i don’t understand how y’all could even think possession is a joke lmao

[@jeffrianbanton5138]

@@bigfrogfella is their any prove beside word of mouth.

[@Maxfr8]

"When He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were demon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way. And they cried out, saying, “What business do we have with each other, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?” Now there was a herd of many swine feeding at a distance from them. The demons began to entreat Him, saying, “If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.” And He said to them, “Go!” And they came out and went into the swine, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the waters." -Matthew 8:28-32

[@arracachiva]

Ok

[@mel_revealz]

THANK YOU! this guy is clueless

[@thegallofamilyy]

thank you!!! yes at least someone knows the truth

[@michaelflores9220]

@Psalms121 If Satan and Jesus etc. are real howcome when I pray "Jesus, send down fire from the sky so that I know you are real and then I will follow you" it never happens! Howcome DNA shows Noah's flood never happened, the human population has never been below tens of thousand,s humans have existed hundreds of thousands of years, etc! The Bible is full of silly fairy tales! Might as well believe in Santa Claus and Bigfoot sightings! Look at all the war, discrimination against LGB people, fear of masturbation, and other harm religion causes! Religion needs to be abolished! I am far happier since switching from Catholicism to atheism! All beauty in nature so much more beautiful when seen as natural rather than designed! You can know this joy too!

[@fairwitness7473]

@@michaelflores9220 well said!

[@rachidelouafi6221]

When you or your close family interact with unseen entities or have a demonic possession then you start to believe...

[@curtischarles5299]

The bible show where demons exist. They affect health as jesus cast demons out of persons .the disciples cast demons out of persons . This is the greatest deception that man has accepted. The fact that demonic influence doesn't exist. Don't worry they will believe . Let God be truth and every man a liar.

[@getupdated1049]

true

[@Mandy_XO]

He is absolutely not a good public speaker… 😵‍💫☠️

[@scholarbird4850]

He has out classed many of the people who have a normal mental health. Mental health cannot be cured, it is managed. People who have had mental health issues, their confidence level gets defensive for a life time. Kudos to this speaker to have shared his experience. Love from India.

[@unknownboi1265]

@@scholarbird4850 That's ok but I don't remember asking.

[@devikakaul1494]

Thanks for the encouragement. I have witnessed two cases of this disorder in a school I taught in Ladakh, India. I tried to convince people that a psychiatrist can offer psychotherapy after diagnosing the persons but the stigma related to diseases is so great that the girl was thrown out of the school. Ladakh has a culture of spirit worship that adds to the complications. They believe in rebirth phenomenon.

[@enigma639]

Hey I am an Indian and never heard of something like that. Why this happens to only Christians ?

[@rianelson5032]

They worship spirits? Even worse, no wonder why the girl thought she was possessed which was very likely because demonic possession usually takes place where there are usually a lot of people worshipping them and stuff, and actually, not everything is scientific, the sooner u accept that the better for u, doubting in that is like doubting god's words, there's a saying in my country that most people who claims or imply that they don't believe in such stuff are sometimes way deep into practicing witch craft themselves yet pretend to not believe in order to trick people from the truth and avoid being spotted as a witch or wizard, and I believe in that sayings, some illnesses are actually indeed a result of demonic possession believe it or not...

[@rianelson5032]

@Mohammed true...

[@danadane9786]

He has clearly never had a demonic encounter

[@danadane9786]

Explain poltergeist

[@martinkent333]

The invisible world only bothers weirdos or nuts, dude.

[@LB00146]

Cause demons are not real! So how could he have had one!? Grow up!! Haha

[@blank-6222]

@@LB00146 Actually it is real. And I saw it happening in front of my eyes. You may not believe this. But believe it or not, there are a lot of people out there suffering from possessions.

[@motydzah1159]

Umm says someone without a phd typing behind a screen.

[@weapons_ofmassdistraction_9550]

A demon talking about demonic posession

[@theblackgoatofthewoods]

Where's the demon?

[@thepanther8473]

Lol😂

[@purrrmeow5323]

Can you point it out? I dont see him anywhere 🤔

[@theblackgoatofthewoods]

@@purrrmeow5323 If they are demons... They are proberbly doing drugs

[@he-mar.]

The talker doesn't even know it but he is thinking like the serpent.

[@jefftube58]

This man doesn't know what he's talking about. Demon possession is real.

[@thrasherfoo]

You sound ridiculous

[@LB00146]

I think you need to grow up. Demons are NOT real

[@thrasherfoo]

@@LB00146 never footage of demon possession lol. Footage of people having seizures? Yup. People with schizophrenia yup. But everything else is just he say she say. With the amount of technology we have today there should be something if it were real. Notice how much “demon possession has gone down” nobody says anything about it anymore! At all! Why? Because it never existed. Only when there was no cameras to record was it being a common thing happening a lot. Ridiculous

[@mossy385]

@@LB00146 You should search up footage of demon possession.

[@ashiksaleem360]

@@mossy385 more like seizure videos

[@kristameldazy4775]

Demonic possession is definitely NOT A MYTH.

[@eriksanchez5955]

For a supersticious one.

[@healingbyqurannow]

You are right I am an Exorcist I even treated MD doctors.

[@Oozy9Millimeetah]

If you suspect that you might have a demonic influence in your life you probably have, they come sneaking in and when you sin they take power over you. Salvation comes from grace thru faith, not of works, but backsliding will come with a terrible cost. Forgive me Lord Jesus Christ..

[@yourenotthatguypal99]

You are forgiven brother , in Jesus' name, amen.✝️

[@rhys3350]

I'd stick to living without fear and follow the ways of my God Woden, so I'm good, my god is real, yours isn't.

[@jonte877887]

i love tedtalks and i love the comment section of them aswell. So many different opinions and everyone is just fine with that for the most part. Im leaning more towards the scientific branch in all questions really, but that doesnt mean i dont think there could be spiritualism in different forms. It is naive to think we know something for certain so always keep a door open for hope or possibilities. Spiritualism, fantasy and imagination is what makes our brain amazing.

[@travissharon1536]

Science is fine and well. However, I spent a week researching skinwalkers here in southern AZ. I genuinely believe I drew the attention of one. It seems it was a blessing though, because it brought me to the feet of God, and He drove this thing away. As an atheist skeptic of 21 years, I couldn't explain what happened after I felt like something was watching me through the window at my parent's house. I really tried. Science addresses only the natural world, and the super natural/ paranormal really seems to exist. I would never run away from someone who claims to be plagued by the supernatural, but I can't discount the possibility of it being true. Mental illness is real, but when you look into the shadow figures the schizophrenic, and meth users, and others see, you might be willing to accept that there is something more than the 4-5 dimensional reality we live in. I wish you luck in your journey of life, and if you want to talk, I will respond.

[@maxstryK3R]

I don't object with him, I actually I believe him but i don't let my guard down from demons or even an angels. For me science is science and supernaturally is unexplainable. I think this guy has never seen a levitating dead human.

[@saikatchattaraj3]

When you keep a door open, then you try to look through it, you don't asume there must be an angel standing there so there is light. It might be the sun you are scared of. When you keep the door open, you research more being a sceptic, rather assuming a miraculous thing.

[@carcosa_tyrant9444]

@@saikatchattaraj3 this is a big issue with theists. they start with a presupposition or even a conclusion and then twist whatever they need to in order to fit it. 'i see a door. god must be on the other side.' now when they open the door, they will twist whatever they see to fit their narrative, in spite of any and all logical explanations to the contrary.

[@fullyawake8200]

I had 2 MRIs done for my brain. No metal illness of any kind. Still I write cryptic messages at night when drunk about redemption and tribulation and have no memory of writing them when I wake up in the morning. Can you tell a reason for this?

[@fullyawake8200]

Yes. Mainstream medical science is essentially a QUACKERY.

[@dragonknightofamiraka3636]

Stop drinking spirits..

[@skywatcher4602]

Sounds to me like your Spirit is trying to tell you if you dont get right with God you're going to perish. Prayers for you. 💗🙏🙏

[@phaedraschwartz7024]

It's called blackout drinking.

[@eezzyy5982]

Yeah there is. Your an alcoholic

[@traditionalgirl5585]

Demonic possession is not a myth..

[@eriksanchez5955]

For a supersticious one.

[@christopherhamilton3621]

Yes it is. You need some evidence, not ancient misunderstandings.

[@kimogandall8298]

“Myth.” Might as well make a video titled “Why Christianity is a hoax.” What a joke TedX has become.

[@evangelistevankelistasirpa7323]

Demon possession is not any imaginery thing.

[@nautilniemy8374]

yep. it's church propaganda.

[@ControlledBalance]

"she claimed to be possessed by six different demons, including lucifer." I call BS right there. Lucifer is not a demon.

[@patrickc7619]

This doesn’t disprove anything. Just like we won’t ever really know if a schizophrenic patient isn’t actually experiencing something a “normal” person cannot. I’m more spiritual than religious but I do believe there are things/forces we will never comprehend on our own. Topics like this can’t be disproven unless it’s a first hand encounter.

[@lusinemuradyan425]

When will we stop positioning science against religion? 1. demonic possession was a way to explain the phenomenon, while science did not exist to explain it. But 2. Just because science can now identify the activity in the brain and make up a name for the phenomenon, doesn't mean that there is not a spiritual force behind it. If only science is allowed to be valid, then can science explain where this disorder originated? Hassaan explained it briefly himself- trauma. Emotional, and physical abuse creates a mental disorder and then starts to take over the body. She was possessed by dark energies that came into her body... that's multiple personalities able to live within one body. That is multiple personality disorder and that is being demon-possessed. Talking the same thing. Stop pinning science and the spiritual realm against one another, they are meant to support one another.

[@oshensview]

Exactly, people need to stop comparing the physical and the spiritual so much.

[@arkhamknight8425]

If there's demonic possession then why there're so many unsolved murder cases and the culprit roaming freely ,why they don't get possessed by their victims. If it's real why it happened in past when people had less knowledge about mental health and why it happened only in remote areas or to the people who were too spritual . If it's real why it's not considered as evidence in court or anywhere else ...

[@patrickwoods2213]

Demons are man-made myth. You need to understand the human depths people will go to believe anything. Where is the science for these “dark energies”?

[@elGamiReal]

Thank you Science for defeating god and satan at the same time.

[@FacelessOnTheLyricS]

Wonder what CERN is thinking

[@Dienekes678]

Science only serves to prove the existence of God 😊 Which makes total sense, seeing as God created science.

[@rabbijacoobbenjaminisraelb7095]

@@Dienekes678 That might be. But the question is if its the biblical god.

[@Dienekes678]

@@rabbijacoobbenjaminisraelb7095 yes, the one and only. Christ is King ❤🙏

[@rabbijacoobbenjaminisraelb7095]

@@Dienekes678 And how can you prove its that one and not another one? See now we are getting into a territory where its ecoming nonsensical you can not prove its that god and not another one. Facts rather speak against it being that god from the bible for example Animals that are sees as automats Biblically speaking because they have no personality and are just there to serve humans each have in reality a unique personality and a unique appearance every one is a individium they are not clones as Christians would like to think. Or they need to bend over backwards and say yes they are all unique and they have unique personalities and perhaps even they go to heaven because they love them so much (for example their pets) but then its biblically incorrect. Animals according to the bibile dont go anywhere they disappear and they are just there to please humans on earth. Also the vastness of the universe speaks against the biblical god whats the point of that? Is that showing us that god was testing out to create other planets before he created earth? Then he is not all powerful. Is that showing us that there are various realms of life various areas a being spiritual or physical can be born in? Then that is not biblical either and speaks more for Pagan or far eastern philosophies. . .

[@Erin__D]

Whoa. This comment section is fascinating. So many people making arguments from incredulity. “I don’t understand - therefore demons”. Why don’t atheists experience demonic possessions? Because atheists don’t believe in the supernatural or any other magical deities. When something is wrong we look for answers that have been empirically proven to work. Why is it that nearly every (if not all) the stories about people who become possessed are also affiliated with some sort of supernatural belief system? Because they are pre-conditioned to believe in demons, so when they experience something that they are not equipped to deal with rather than seek actual help, they lean into their predisposed superstitions. Why are demonic possessions more common is the lesser developed areas of the world? The same reason they were more common in history - less access to modern knowledge, and medicines and therapies. One more... every person who has PERSONALLY witnessed an excorism: did anything happen that ABSOLUTELY could not be explained by something other than demons? Have you seen a human do something LITERALLY impossible to human ability? Be honest. A second hand story doesn’t even come close. This man made plenty of sense. It’s just that many people are so emotionally tied to their religious identities that they are immune to reason. The emotional outbursts are evidence of this.

[@iwasbornfriday]

my brother is an atheist and he experience a haunting. so youre wrong.

[@lalalaura4382]

Because experiencing it makes you believe 🤦

[@alicerandar9722]

Just saying whatever you believe or not, demons exist

[@koichidignitythief7429]

@@alicerandar9722 Have you seen a demon?

[@alicerandar9722]

Guanglai Kangyi, Age 15 I don’t care if you believe us or not, if you’ve seen or experienced what a lot of people have you’d have nothing tonsay

[@emrandafadar4445]

If you praise the LIGHT Then don't forget to believe on the DARKNESS

[@FacelessOnTheLyricS]

Exactly 💯 it'll catch ya slipping...

[@DanielCastillo-ik9kw]

This made me believe more in demonic possession. Lol Someone tell him to relax.

[@xtechn9cianx]

I still believe there is higher beings than humans. Things science can’t explain

[@mcbayu4353]

​@g singh Well, in a theological perspective, God did let bad things happen to humanity for whatever reason that is. As much as i studied, it is because God doesnt always interfere with what happens in our world. So your saying of not believing specifically to God but believing in unseen things is a bit of a double standard imo? Idk, people have different journeys in their state of mind so I dont think we should force a believe on someone be it science or spiritual.

[@mcbayu4353]

@g singh Hmm, if your view of becoming healthy from any sickness is only by having to drink one specific medicine, then expect dissapointment .-. In the end, its about our choice that suits us best. Dont expect the same results by copying others, as each person has their own unique journey... and i believe this too is common sense even in our daily lives no? :)

[@emtiedvessel]

Am I the only one who noticed he said she began to speak different languages? DID cant cause that. That is a medical fact. Not saying this means God automatically but it is evidence of the supernatural at least if we're being intellectually honest. What else would you call something like that?

[@FacelessOnTheLyricS]

Wonder what the CIA or CERN would have to say

[@emtiedvessel]

@FacelessOnTheLyricS what do they have to do with anything?

[@someguy9471]

For as much as human beings do know, there’s an infinite number of things and occurrences that will forever be unknown and inexplicable. The last thing you want to do in this life is assume you know everything or even have a general understanding of it. There are things in this life that we will never know or understand….and maybe we aren’t meant to.

[@soslothful]

How do you know there are an infinite number of things humans will never know? One would need infinite knowledge to claim this. And what do you propose are things we are not meant to understand?

[@someguy9471]

@@soslothful Ok so I can think of an infinite number of reasons why I don’t want to have this conversation with a complete stranger on KZbin. The main one being is that I refuse to be baited into an argument. Mankind is constantly acquiring new information everyday. We discover something new everyday especially with the internet and social media it’s happening at an even faster rate than it ever has before. You do not need to claim infinite knowledge to know this simple truth. For instance there’s an infinite number of ways your life could be cut short. You have no idea when or where it’s going to happen the possibilities are endless. Are you suggesting we know everything there is to know? Sounds foolhardy to me. As I previously stated we’re learning everyday, if there wasn’t an infinite number of things we don’t know or understand then we would’ve reached the limits of our knowledge hundreds maybe thousands of years ago. Nothing would’ve of been invented at a certain point we never would’ve progressed in any way shape or form. As far as what we’re not supposed to know that is a personal belief not necessarily an irrefutable truth. Use your imagination and you will see that it’s an endlessly changing process we’ll never know everything there is to know about life because there is always more to learn and discover. Constant change=endless possibilities. Now we can put that to bed because I tire of philosophical debates especially with someone who entertains themselves by making foolish statements like you have to claim infinite knowledge to know a simple truth that 99% of the population understands. Thanks for the comment it’s the last one I’ll see from you.

[@soslothful]

@@someguy9471I do not see how you feel baited my response and it is quite curious that you seem to be put off to receive a response, claim you do not want to enter into a discussion then proceed to post a somewhat lengthy reply. Nowhere in my post do I claim anything like infinite knowledge. Where do you think I have done so? Your example of not knowing of one's demise is sound of one sort of knowledge one will not have. Other examples might be had too. My reply was concerned primarily with your "not meant to" This usually implies some divinity or deeply inquiring into religious doctrines. But this is as you stated, philosophy and such debates maybe unreslovable.

[@connievanzyl9200]

Demon possession is real, real in the imagination of delusional people..

[@davonbenson4361]

No, the cases are there for you to see.

[@brian.louis107]

He obviously has never witnessed a demonic possession. He's probably an atheist as well since, to acknowledge demons forces one to acknowledge the existence of God.

[@rencevakkachan2284]

Why an athesit viewpoint has anything to do with these? The illness has cause and he explained it with evidence but those who believe in the past it as demon possession..

[@piotrpytlinski8446]

He made a really good point on ADHD, if a person with ADHD can overcome ADHD then anything is possible. Also why so many dislikes on this video

[@zekrom7454]

Dislikes cuz of angry religious people ofcourse

[@joeholloway3773]

I would think it's because he uses a few case studies of misdiagnosed people to discount possession as a whole. When you make a definitive statement such as calling something a myth, you need more proof than he provided. There is a case out of Indiana where a boy was witnessed by a parent, police and medical staff to have walked backwards up a wall. Not sure you can debunk that one with just a medical diagnosis of D.I.D.

[@zaynes5094]

@@zekrom7454 I’m no angry religious person, but as someone who has seen a real demon in a friend’s basement. She lived with her family on an old farmhouse in upstate NY. It was not in my mind it was real and very solid. It was well muscular and lean and has these greenish glowing eyes. I ran up the strairs and said I’m not ever going back down in the basement. They were freaked out because someone other than their family had seen something. You don’t have to believe it, but most demons don’t care if you believe in them or not. Psychotherapy doesn’t help to fully rid a demon. They’ll keep coming back over and over again. I disagree with this guy, in the sense that we should believe more than just what the science says. Science, and scientists, say that demons and spirits don’t exist and that’s fine. They don’t have to believe in them. But you’d be the first nonbelievers to be targeted if you ever did encounter a demon.

[@zekrom7454]

@@zaynes5094 interesting

[@rianelson5032]

@THE TRUTH ikr

[@Jewelsonn]

I really hate these kinds of narrow minded people associating demonic posessesion with some disorder. It's like saying "I can drive a car because i have seen someone else driving it." without learning the ins and out about driving. Or like training for flying a helicopter and piloting a plane with helicopter pilot degree.🤦

[@gregwill5372]

The girl at the start of his talk was not a Christian just because she was born into a Catholic Family. You only become a Christian by accepting Christ as your savior when you are at the age of accountability and want to deal with the sin in your life.

[@aunthaumv3711]

10:55 i dont even knw why he even mentioned this case when it doesnt even work for his argument. All the more reasons why this is evidence of demon possession. While the results are showing she really is blind, but the reports show those that conducted the study or the case saying after a while some personalities showed that the person can see again. They wouldn't report it unless they have legit evidence of this is infact whats happening. The answer is simple. The patient here is truly blind, but the demons that possessed her can clearly see. And they like to play games and trick the humans. And the people fell for it.

[@MenacingRabbit]

Catholics aren’t Christians. Why would he say that? This video has many flaws.

[@Cornflak3]

he never said its a "myth" thats the title. he literally spoke about mental illnesses being confused with demonic possessions which did happen very often back in the day

[@lovethyenemy435]

The myth of the carnal man.... some say man still thinks he is a body having a human experience in a body. Yet we are souls having a human experience in a human body