![]() ![]() In an age when organized religion seems in decline, as measured by church attendance, why not recycle the old gods, demons, and witches and give them new currency as alien visitors from space? Perhaps belief in demons or aliens allows people to. People have always believed in demons and seem to be happier when they can believe in them. All the rules that the Winchesters live by, the fool-proof plans they have for hunting ghosts, monsters, and demons, all go out the window in a single instant, changing the game forever. Demons could assume many forms and were capable of causing great harm, including regular sexual intercourse with women (incubi) and sometimes men (succubi). ![]() ![]() Demons were, in fact, created by God to rule humans, according to ancient beliefs. Demons lived in the skies between God and humans and served as a kind of intermediary. The Demon-Haunted World: Science As a Candle in the Dark. Sagan reviews some of the beliefs and literature from ancient times about demons, and finds striking parallels between those half-human creatures and the space aliens of the contemporary world. The Demon-Haunted World: Science As a Candle in the Dark Hardcover 1 March 1996. ![]()
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