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> Epik CEO Rob Monster, who did not respond to requests for comment from the Daily Dot, would go on to hold a more than four hour long live video conference onl
by phoe-krk 5y ago
> Epik CEO Rob Monster, who did not respond to requests for comment from the Daily Dot, would go on to hold a more than four hour long live video conference online to address the initial hack. The meeting would see Monster break out into prayer numerous times, make attempts to vanquish demons, and warn viewers that their hard drives could burst into flames due to “curses” placed on the hacked data.
Yikes.
- tgv 5y agoHow do they combine curses with their Christian belief? Doesn't the Bible condone magic? Not that I'm expecting any rational or coherent answer to that question, but it does surprise me. Anyway, when some Amazon cloud center catches fire, we'll have some evidence of providence.
- geofft 5y agoStrictly speaking, what the Bible prohibits by "magic" is recourse to powers other than God. Curses are fine: the third- and fourth-last verses of the Bible itself are a warning of plagues and misfortune to anyone who messes with the text of the book of Revelation. But that is an invocation of God's power, so it's fine. Making a deal with some demon is not.
- jareklupinski 5y ago> How do they combine curses with their Christian belief? Doesn't the Bible condone magic? I don't believe they are actually Christian or faithful, they are just using these 'rituals' as a sort of "look how silly i am, i am clearly insane, please dont sue or prosecute me" ruse which will turn into a "it was your fault you trusted a crazy person" argument when it gets to court
- optimalsolver 5y agoSounds like an alt-history where the Medieval church discovers electricity and computation.
- phoe-krk 5y agoThe problem is that it is not "alt". It exists in our current shared history, and we can encounter it if we are either willing or unlucky enough.