Chain Emails And Fear

A look at the irrational fear caused by the superstitions behind chain emails. Are we right to fear them and pass them on or should we delete them?

We look at a current chain email doing the rounds that featured a picture of Jesus and Jesus on the cross. The accompanying texts talks about how you will have good luck if you pass the email on to ten people but bad luck if you break the chain. Another email with a picture of the Virgin Mary with identical text is also being passed on.

By passing them on are you partly to blame for their existence and should you be passing on your superstitions and the burdens of continuing the chain to your friends? We analyse the text and find out why many people are afraid to break the chain.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• chain
• emails
• fear
• paranoia
• superstition
• faith
• blind
• jesus
• cross
• luck
• good
• bad
• curse

[SassyMissCapri]

Great video. I am a Christian, and I wish other Christians would realize chain letters are just bogus bullying hoaxes that play on every emotion and in the case here, religious sensitivities. I smash chain letters without mercy.

[kensington25]

@SassyMissCapri Thanks so much for watching :)

[mrcallofduty576]

i got a chain email saying: forward this email to 10 friends or a clown will bite u lol

[kensington25]

@mrcallofduty576 Lol :)

[kensington25]

Great idea :)

[gunnerjackson2]

I got a chain message and it wouldnt let me delete it but nothing happened.

[kensington25]

You will be fine :)

[sekirk]

You have a great voice, and im glad you can instil confidence in people about these letters

[ShannaPondanna]

i poop when my mom eats my dads tv

[PlatypusCaper]

I have an even better idea, instead of doing nothing lets take the offensive and send it back to every idiot whose name is next to the "From" tag. These things are so damn annoying that I'm going to take the time to send it back to everyone just to see if I can't ignore them....