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    Oct 20, 2009, 09:23 AM
    Genie for real?
    Are genie's real?
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    Oct 20, 2009, 09:24 AM
    No.
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    Oct 20, 2009, 10:12 AM

    Umm... OK , but know you got to back it and state why?
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    Oct 20, 2009, 10:16 AM
    No need to prove a negative. Do you have any published scientific proof that shows genies existence?
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    Oct 20, 2009, 10:51 AM

    Not everything can be proved scientifically, you should know that, but if you don't, you just learned something today...

    Anyone else...

    I have three muslim friends who have came across a genie, anyone else know anything about this..
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    Oct 24, 2009, 09:59 PM

    A genie as in a genie who comes out of a lamp or something and grants wishes? I believe that the genie is a fictional being. I cannot prove the non-existance of genies- what you have to do is prove their existence. If you can do that, I would be genuinely intrigued!
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    Oct 24, 2009, 10:00 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by chronix719 View Post
    are genie's real?
    Nope, just folklore.
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    Oct 24, 2009, 10:14 PM

    I Dream of Jeannie was a good show.

    Sarah
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    Oct 24, 2009, 10:16 PM
    The genie in Aladdin was funny!
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    Oct 24, 2009, 10:21 PM

    My middle name is Jeannie (Jeanne). Does that count?
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    Oct 24, 2009, 10:22 PM

    Genie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    Oct 24, 2009, 10:30 PM
    mudweiser agrees: It's because it was ROBIN WILLIAMS! Awesome actor!
    He also played the movie version of Patch Adams... my hero. AND I am going to see Dr. Patch Hunter Adams live on November 4.
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    Nov 2, 2009, 10:46 PM

    Genies are real but in another way. Genies are called Djinns which are like demons and are in hell. It is unknown if there is good ones!
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    Nov 6, 2009, 01:07 PM
    Hi Chronix,
    Genie's as others have mentioned like the "Genie in the lamp" who grants wishes does not exist.

    But Jinns as Edward mentioned do exist, and as per Islamic beliefs, Satan is also a Jinn.
    It is believed that Jinns have both righteous ones and wrongdoers, but as their world is mostly invisible to humans, we cannot guess if we come across a good or bad one.
    And yes, there have been reported sightings, sometimes heard but not seen.
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    Nov 9, 2009, 05:52 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by firmbeliever View Post
    Hi Chronix,
    Genie's as others have mentioned like the "Genie in the lamp" who grants wishes does not exist.

    But Jinns as Edward mentioned do exist, and as per Islamic beliefs, Satan is also a Jinn.
    It is believed that Jinns have both righteous ones and wrongdoers, but as their world is mostly invisible to humans, we cannot guess if we come across a good or bad one.
    And yes, there have been reported sightings, sometimes heard but not seen.
    Yes the Evil Genies are called Demons and the good ones are Genies!
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    Nov 9, 2009, 06:35 AM
    Edward,
    Please refer link by Jesushelper76-
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genie

    "The French translators of The Book of One Thousand and One Nights used génie as a translation of jinnī because it was similar to the Arabic word in sound and in meaning. This use was also adopted in English and has since become dominant.
    The Arabic root JNN means "hidden, concealed", as in the verb janna "to hide, to conceal".

    So no Genie is not used just for the good ones, it could be good or bad.



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