To those who think that what CCOtto is saying is nonsense, I want for you to know that it is most certainly not. There are many hand signs that denote the Evil one but among them is the most famous which consists of lifting up the first and little finger of one hand and bringing together the rest of the fingers to be joined touching the thumb.
The aforementioned hand signal has been used much by many who may have used it to denote evil. But whether they know it or not a very famous university also uses that same signal or sign as the symbol of their school perhaps to denote their mascot? It would be interesting to know if they know of the other uses for that hand signal?
Some signals made by hand gestures can indeed be used for bad or evil purposes such as when a nasty person extends their middle finger in a way commonly called "shooting the bird" which is considered very nasty, disrespectful, and in plain bad taste but most often called an 'obscene gesture'. There are other hand signals unique to the groups who use them and their specific purposes such as gang members, for one. Even some well-known pastors have been known to use the sign some associate with satan and have been criticized for it by others.
So, this is indeed no laughing matter, but rather one to be concerned about and the usage of the particular symbol and its meaning. I feel the more we ridicule postings like CCOtto's the more we neglect to confront the truth about what is actually happening in the world today and we need to try to understand these things rather than to just pass them off as light conversational items eliciting ridicule which, contrary to popular belief on behalf of some, makes actual prudent sense to learn about in order to know what one is actually dealing with.
The aforementioned hand signal has been used much by many who may have used it to denote evil. But whether they know it or not a very famous university also uses that same signal or sign as the symbol of their school perhaps to denote their mascot? It would be interesting to know if they know of the other uses for that hand signal?
Some signals made by hand gestures can indeed be used for bad or evil purposes such as when a nasty person extends their middle finger in a way commonly called "shooting the bird" which is considered very nasty, disrespectful, and in plain bad taste but most often called an 'obscene gesture'. There are other hand signals unique to the groups who use them and their specific purposes such as gang members, for one. Even some well-known pastors have been known to use the sign some associate with satan and have been criticized for it by others.
So, this is indeed no laughing matter, but rather one to be concerned about and the usage of the particular symbol and its meaning. I feel the more we ridicule postings like CCOtto's the more we neglect to confront the truth about what is actually happening in the world today and we need to try to understand these things rather than to just pass them off as light conversational items eliciting ridicule which, contrary to popular belief on behalf of some, makes actual prudent sense to learn about in order to know what one is actually dealing with.