Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell
In its proper historical context, an idea like Hell could actually make a lot of sense. The fact that it doesn’t is on the people who invented it.
Easter Mess: Kosher Devils
Many of the tropes we take for granted about Satanism have roots in anti-Jewish bigotry, although like the appeal of George Burns, they can be hard to place.
When “god” Loses Too
Through stories like the Satan myth, we can confront our own falliblity. If we don’t, then we condemn ourselves to the one true Hell: denialism.
Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark Ages
Everyone knows the story about the Hookman–but why? This redoubtable but stupid urban legend sticks around because, like devil myths, it has an agenda.
Half Brains For Halftime
Why do people believe these obviously wrong things? Many of them are stupid or sincerely troubled, but so are lots of people who never fuck up this bad.
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