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Exorcist who claims to have cast out 50,000 demons issues warning about new way the devil is claiming victims
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A well-known US exorcist has warned the public of the new 'method' being used by the devil to claim victims.
In the 1980s, Bob Larson shot to fame with a radio show called Talk Balk, where fans called in, and he performed 'live' exorcisms over the phone.
He claims to have removed demons from 50,000 people's souls in the last 50 years, and now he has revealed that the devil has found a new way to get through to victims.
Larson has moved with the times, carrying out his work over Skype and Zoom, while charging customers a set fee anywhere from $295 to $395 for a one-hour video session.
Despite utilizing the technology for his own work, he has now claimed that social media, spiritual websites and even AI chatbots can lead people towards the devil.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, he claims that he's exorcised people who thought they became possessed after using ChatGPT and AI chatbots. No, really.
Bob Larson has carried out exorcisms over AI
While it hasn't been confirmed that artificial intelligence can cause demonic possession, Larson has taken on situations from those who have claimed it to be true.
He told the publication: "I worked with a young woman the other day who was talking to a chatbot, and this thing was pushing her deeper and deeper into very strange types of thoughts, and finally got to the point where it was telling her to commit suicide."
Larson said she was looking for love, eventually developing an attachment to the chatbot and called it a 'love relationship with this thing.'
While his recollection of events doesn't confirm that there is a supernatural explanation for her claims, Larson says that these chatbots can draw people towards witchcraft and the devil.
He claimed: "Sometimes it is a connection they make with a voice that speaks to them through ChatGPT or whatever,
"But they are looking to communicate with another realm. They're looking for an answer."
The exorcise believes that demonic possession can come after dysfunction or trauma, with people getting angry at God and turning to the occult.
Again, these are his own beliefs and not an accurate medical assessment.
Larson says temptation is found online
The exorcist claims that his work is a form of Christian ministry, as he uses prayer and commands in Jesus' name to extract the demons.
He said that people would use Ouija boards in the past, but that temptation can now easily be found online.
Larson recalled one woman who encountered a demon after using a 'twin flame' website, which is based on the idea of being the other half of somebody's soul.
He claimed: "She followed all they were telling her about how to meet your twin flame, your true love, this spiritual being who will come to you,
"Well, she ended up having sexual demonic experiences, and that completely derailed her life."
Despite his work, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops states that thorough medical, psychological and psychiatric assessments should precede referral for a major exorcism.
The exorcism itself would need to be authorized by the local bishop, while it requires input from medical and mental health professionals when claims of a demonic possession are made.