IS OUIJI BOARD REAL?

Question

i have heard many different things about it being real or fake or whatever. i have friends who have done it and it has worked .. and ive had friends who said it hasnt worked.. it supposedly really dangerous but it is also proven that its just your brain playing tricks on u and if u blind fold urself it wont work. what do u think :S ?

Answer 1

Why dont you post the question to see if any one has a good ouiji board story==I've only heard bad story's about them=

Answer 2

Oh--it is just a board game.  We used to play it as kids and nothing bad ever happened.  Watch out for the power of suggestion that is the only thing you have to fear.

Answer 3

Well, yes, the ouija board is real in that it is a real game.  But it is not dangerous.  The ouija board is just a game that you can buy in most toy stores and department stores, an ordinary piece of wood or plastic or cardboard.  It is meant for two or more players so it will not work very well if you try to use it alone.  It has no supernatural powers.  It does not communicate with the dead and it does not contact spirits.  It does not open any portals to the underworld or to anywhere else.  The people using the ouija board make it work through ideomotor movement.  It plays on your mind and imagination and your susceptibilities and beliefs and fears.  It can be scary because the imagination is a powerful thing, and can make you believe just about anything.  Here are a couple of links that discuss ouija boards and how to use them.  

http://www.skepdic.com/ouija.html

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/moui...

http://paranormal.about.com/library/week...

http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRela...

Answer 4

It is odd,I used to play with that as a kid and it really seems to move on its own,its freaky how your subconscious can play tricks on you like that.Would you really be able to channel spirits with something you bought at Walmart,it doesn't seem likely.It is still a really clever trick though,kind of like tricking yourself,if you put enough effort into it,it really does feel like its moving on its own,I don't understand it but I also don't really believe it.