Children will always be afraid of the dark and men will always shudder at what they do not understand, yet everyone will continue to seek it.5 Perhaps it is because society, particularly American society because of its history, believes the final horrors are ghosts and demons, when truly it is the hidden aspects of its own soul.6 As reflected by its literature, American society has always held a deep fascination with the supernatural. Evidence of this is seen throughout American history, from the Puritan era onward. ... They believe that the forest was "the Devil's last preserve...

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Never in the bible are we encouraged to imagine that conspiracy is the grand explanation of history or the overarching issue of causality in human affairs. ... Conspiracy theories (rumors, myths, urban legends) have a long history throughout the world. ... The freedom domain website documents the history of conspiracies as far back as 1090 AD with the formation of Christianity and the first recorded secret society known as the Essenes. ...

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