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Is the story abt Emily Rose true? I am talking about the exorcism that was done on Emily in 1960's or 70's

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Yes, except for the possession part. The real truth is that Emily Rose was not possessed, she had epilepsy (seizures) and decided that she wanted God to take care of her seizures. In other words, she refused to take her medication. Herself, her ignorant family, and their priest insisted that it was possession.

    Untreated epilepsy can cause hallucinations and delusions much like a mental illness can, and eventually death. Since her epilepsy was untreated, she had hallucinations of demons and delusions that she was "possessed." She died because of the brain damage that the untreated seizures caused, not from a "demon." There is no such thing as demons or possession. They are both mythology.

    God cannot treat epilepsy, but medications do a wonderful job. If treated with medications, epileptics can live a perfectly normal life. I should know, I've lived with epilepsy my whole life, which has been perfectly normal. It's also treated with medication, which is why it's normal and why I'm still alive.

    If Emily Rose hadn't been so astoundingly ignorant, she'd probably still be alive today and living a perfectly normal life, like most epileptics. But, sadly, she let ignorance get the best of her.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, to some extent. The movie is based on an incident that happened in Germany in the 1970s.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It was true her parents turned towards the church for help when they should of given her medical attention and she died. She was a real girl. Her name was Anneliese Michel

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneliese_Michel

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    1 decade ago

    It is based on a true story, but it is HEAVILY fictionalised and exaggerated by hollywood.

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  • 1 decade ago

    it is based on a true story

    the girl was epileptic and the priest who believed she was possessed , denied her medication

    it was taken to court

  • 1 decade ago

    it was based on a true story.

    Source(s): atheist.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No, it's fiction.

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