Posted on 03/24/2010 7:49:23 AM PDT by GL of Sector 2814
When Surender Sharma said he could kill me with magic, I had to put him to the test. The result was a triumph for rationalism.
It was in March 2008. The tantra master and I were studio guests on a popular TV show to debate on the subject of "Tantric power vs science". He boasted that he was able to kill anyone by mantra and tantra within three minutes. I grabbed my chance to put him in check and offered myself for a test. Caught on air, he couldn't escape without losing face – and his high-profile clientele. So our unprecedented experiment began. The master started chanting his trade mark "killer" mantra that has become quite a hit on the internet since: "Om lingalingalingalinga, kilikilikili…"
After several rounds of chanting failed to knock me out, he tried the whole arsenal of his tantric gimmickry on me, obviously without any result either. I was just laughing. In his embarrassment, he proposed I was protected by a supreme god whom I served – never mind that I am an atheist! Finally, he resorted to foul play, pressing his thumbs against my temples, hard enough to kill me the conventional way, but was cautioned by the umpiring anchor. With no way to escape, he upped the stakes and agreed to perform the "ultimate destruction ceremony" that would kill me dead sure. With ratings soaring, the programme overran, rolling on and on in "breaking news" mode. The channel announced another round of our epic battle for the night show.
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Ah, a more humane way to perform capital punishment, using powers even a liberal would appreciate. (smile)
How do you say .44 magnum in Hindi?
I think this is required under Obama’s forthcoming “Reconciliation Bill”....
Maybe get a psychiatrist to convince someone they don’t exist??
That was a risky thing to do. If the guru had any lead time, he might have put together some “magical powder” known to heighten psychic powers when sprinkled on enemies. One that contained a very concentrated organophosphate compound.
It's past time to start bursting balloons and putting those on this side of the pond behind bars.
A man who stares at goats.
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