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Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation
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How the Ouija board got its sinister reputation
The Oujia board's origins were anything but evil. It emerged, in part, out of a longing to communicate with loved ones who had died during the Civil War.
Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation
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Why are people starting to believe in UFOs again?
Whether it's Clinton's courting the UFO vote or Trump's lending credibility to conspiracy theories, the 'triumph of reason' seems to have gone by the wayside.
Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation
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Can a burgeoning satanic movement actually effect political change?
What, exactly, are the political goals of The Satanic Temple, which formed in 2013? A religion professor attended a recent satanic ritual to find out.
Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation
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