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Dorian Gray

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105. She's on a regimen

Tue Aug 19, 2014, 07:28 AM

Aug 2014

of lithium and other drugs. It keeps the hallucinations at bay, though it's taken a toll on her physical health. (She sleeps an inordinate amount of time and has gained a significant amount of weight.) But her mental health is stabilized, and that's the most important thing to tackle.

It is true that it says more about the people spouting this stuff. I think they look like jerks.

Irritating people on message boards has been a sport going on 20+ years for some. Gosh, those AOL message boards in 1994 look positively archaic.

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Understanding religious delusion [View all] SecularMotion Aug 2014 OP

Unfortunately, a serious analysis of this can never be had. trotsky Aug 2014 #1

They hate the comparison phil89 Aug 2014 #3

Relevant comic: trotsky Aug 2014 #4

Cartoons so bolster an argument. rug Aug 2014 #21

sad that so called progressives can bash believers so easily yeoman6987 Aug 2014 #110

Sad that simply pointing out a plain reality... gcomeau May 2015 #165

Why are you posting something from so long ago? yeoman6987 May 2015 #168

It bumped to the top of the page when someone else replied to it. gcomeau May 2015 #169

Cool. I would imagine a similar story will appear yeoman6987 May 2015 #170

A serious analysis? Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #19

Here's one. On Cognitive Neuropsychiatry seeing religion as "delusion"; add this to dozens in DU Brettongarcia Aug 2014 #123

And what exactly do you conclude from this BG? Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #129

It often happened in history that whole peoples were wrong in their beliefs; and disaster resulted Brettongarcia Aug 2014 #133

Well, guess what? Disasters are happening right now Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #149

some are intentionally designed to manipulate, isolate, and divide. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #158

I have no problem with anyone who would have that viewpoint Marrah_G Aug 2014 #156

I see Santa Claus as a contemlorary variation okasha May 2015 #161

100% correct phil89 Aug 2014 #2

Desiring not to be laughed at or considered crazy is now "special treatment"? Htom Sirveaux Aug 2014 #16

Religion gets special treatment (or maybe consideration is a better term) phil89 Aug 2014 #63

Sounds like a religious exclusivism problem Htom Sirveaux Aug 2014 #67

My friends who are vegan Dorian Gray Aug 2014 #100

No kidding! chervilant Aug 2014 #102

Xtom: religious extremists and destructive people are empowered by your liberal religion Brettongarcia Aug 2014 #103

You sound like a conservative arguing that we can't have tolerance for LGBT people Htom Sirveaux Aug 2014 #130

I have been politically and socially active for Civil Rights, equality, all my life. Brettongarcia Aug 2014 #136

That's the risk of freedom, isn't it? Htom Sirveaux Aug 2014 #142

Irrational beliefs are not to be respected phil89 Aug 2014 #126

What determines what is irrational and what is not. cbayer Aug 2014 #132

Similar question to you, cbayer. trotsky Aug 2014 #138

Sweet Jesus in Heaven, this tripe gets old. cleanhippie Aug 2014 #140

No, it wouldn't be more pleasant phil89 May 2015 #157

I am seriously curious. Why did you kick a thread from 9 months ago? cbayer May 2015 #164

So what should a believer like myself take away from this? hrmjustin Aug 2014 #5

That you believe in myths and fairy tales. Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #6

Burn the libraries. Ban Homer and the Bros Grimm and HC Anderson Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #22

Why would I support that? Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #58

Just be happy edhopper Aug 2014 #66

Well that is a plus. Always look on the bright side of life. Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #70

Why would you support that? I have no idea Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #97

Opposed to myths and fairy tales? Not at all. Love them. Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #122

Why do they have to admit that to you? You're not the Inquisition. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #124

If you are indeed an atheist sammythecat Aug 2014 #134

Oh, my God! stone space Aug 2014 #135

Lol! rug Aug 2014 #139

That's it? sammythecat Aug 2014 #145

ack! duplicate post. (nt) stone space Aug 2014 #146

What exactly do you want me to be afraid of? stone space Aug 2014 #147

Well, sorry to disappoint you, but I don't. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #143

How nice for you you never experienced it. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #159

"I'm an atheist and I don't care diddleysquat about religion" cleanhippie Aug 2014 #141

Makes two of us. Would ya believe it? Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #144

That doesn't make two of us. cleanhippie Aug 2014 #148

I care about people like you CH Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #150

You keep telling yourself that. cleanhippie Aug 2014 #151

No, I'm telling you. That's why I'm here, for people like you. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #152

If someone has to "keep it honest" cleanhippie Aug 2014 #154

Now, now! You know I don't believe in "hell". Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #155

That you are free to believe as you wish, as am I, but neither of us napi21 Aug 2014 #79

That is a good point. I wish some here would take this to heart. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #80

Hasn't mankind advanced edhopper Aug 2014 #82

Challenge them all you want, but if you do not have any evidence cbayer Aug 2014 #94

Are you saying there are edhopper Aug 2014 #111

Of course I am not saying that. cbayer Aug 2014 #113

I guess we have a different idea edhopper Aug 2014 #115

Burden of proof only applies if someone is trying to prove something. cbayer Aug 2014 #119

Who is trying to change you? The only chastising I see going on around here is against cbayer Aug 2014 #93

What a total bunch of useless crap cbayer Aug 2014 #7

Agreed. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #8

I mean, sometimes the depths that some people will go to cbayer Aug 2014 #9

I would really like to know what the point we are supposed to take away from this is. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #10

The only point to take away from this is that some people are so cbayer Aug 2014 #11

Yep. it is highly insulting. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #12

No, it's not insulting. cbayer Aug 2014 #13

Yes better descriptions. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #14

What do you disagree with about it, and why? phil89 Aug 2014 #64

It's total crap. Do you agree with it? And why? cbayer Aug 2014 #88

What makes this content "crap?" trotsky Aug 2014 #20

It looks like the site's been inactive for three years. rug Aug 2014 #24

Typical flame bait bullshit. TM99 Aug 2014 #15

And I can predict now who will recommend this crap. cbayer Aug 2014 #17

You rang? immoderate Aug 2014 #29

Yep, middle school is just about where I would put it. cbayer Aug 2014 #30

But people believe it. immoderate Aug 2014 #34

It stems from hierarchical self esteem. Maedhros Aug 2014 #56

That is exactly it. Sad, isn't it? cbayer Aug 2014 #90

This message was self-deleted by its author cbayer Aug 2014 #95

Maybe we can ban them all, right? Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #71

Pseudoscience is an equal opportunity desease. stone space Aug 2014 #26

Dumpster diving again? Is that the best you can do? Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #18

I hate hit and run threads. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #23

That's pretty much his MO, unfortunately Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #25

I've never in 60+ years met anyone who tried to "convert" me to Santa Clause. pinto Aug 2014 #27

My parents tried to convert me to Santa Clause. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #28

OMG!!! Child abuse. Someone call the authorities!! cbayer Aug 2014 #31

Ha! I did the same to my kids. ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #33

I am also guilty! cbayer Aug 2014 #35

LOL. We had Christmas on Christmas eve. pinto Aug 2014 #39

As a child, my parents would make a real overnight story about it. cbayer Aug 2014 #41

Try growing up Jewish. You get DEconverted ASAP. immoderate Aug 2014 #32

How do jewish families deal with the idea of santa claus? cbayer Aug 2014 #36

I'm also curious about this. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #37

It is so pervasive. cbayer Aug 2014 #38

When I was 8 or 9 years old, ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #40

I don't know when I realized that santa didn't actually exist, but it was gentle cbayer Aug 2014 #42

I wasn't sad. ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #48

That is most likely how it went down for me as well. cbayer Aug 2014 #50

indeed, it is almost like our culture is saturated with religiosity. Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #60

The same way we look edhopper Aug 2014 #43

Well, did you know that is how most christian families deal with it too. cbayer Aug 2014 #44

Yes edhopper Aug 2014 #45

Santa claus and jesus are two very different things. cbayer Aug 2014 #46

Well i don't find them equivalent edhopper Aug 2014 #47

Stories, fables, allegory - they are only meaningful if they mean something to you. cbayer Aug 2014 #49

"Who am I, or you, to ridicule those that believe in them or draw meaning from them?" trotsky Aug 2014 #54

Some people edhopper Aug 2014 #55

Caring about what might be true or factual is dandy if there cbayer Aug 2014 #86

"I maintain that religious beliefs are not inconstant with endorsing scientific advancements." edhopper Aug 2014 #112

I am quite aware of the conflicts and struggles between science and religion. cbayer Aug 2014 #116

fair enough edhopper Aug 2014 #118

How are they different? phil89 Aug 2014 #65

If you don't know how they are different, I can't really help you. cbayer Aug 2014 #89

So you don't have an answer phil89 Aug 2014 #127

No, pretty much everyone has the answer. cbayer Aug 2014 #131

For one Jewish family I know, okasha Aug 2014 #68

Now, that's a cool solution. cbayer Aug 2014 #91

It varies. I was an early skeptic so I didn't have to transition. immoderate Aug 2014 #73

I like the hanukkah bush idea. cbayer Aug 2014 #92

Hit and run insult. NaturalHigh Aug 2014 #51

But apparently effective flame bait. cbayer Aug 2014 #52

Yeah, gotta give him that. NaturalHigh Aug 2014 #53

Effective flamebait? SecularMotion Aug 2014 #59

nonononono our posts are flamebait, their posts are well reasoned informative discussions. Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #61

Actuslly no one could give a good reason why they think it does exist here on DU. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #62

That's right. The best that could be said was there is religious entitlement in the country in toto. rug Aug 2014 #74

Sounds like sour grapes over some hides. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #76

Grapes do have thin skins. rug Aug 2014 #77

True and for those constantly getting hidden posts they might consider rethinking how they post. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #78

Oops, 86. Pretty effective. Congrats! cbayer Aug 2014 #87

28 of those replies are yours. SecularMotion Aug 2014 #98

Now at 98 and even more of them are mine. cbayer Aug 2014 #99

I thought it might provoke thoughtful discussion SecularMotion Aug 2014 #107

Right, this topic always provides thoughtful discussion, lol. cbayer Aug 2014 #108

Let's imagine that I tell you the following story: edhopper Aug 2014 #57

Having actually had this experience, okasha Aug 2014 #69

Except what they believe edhopper Aug 2014 #72

So which is it, that they're delusional or that they (whover they is) have bad politics? rug Aug 2014 #75

There bad politics stems edhopper Aug 2014 #81

You're drawing links that are as easily coincidental as they are causal. rug Aug 2014 #83

I am responding to your statement that you let people's beliefs alone edhopper Aug 2014 #84

That's not my statement. rug Aug 2014 #85

Sorry, that was okasha edhopper Aug 2014 #114

That is a question only you can answer. rug Aug 2014 #120

I just did. edhopper Aug 2014 #125

I'm glad you care. rug Aug 2014 #128

What self-serving nonsense. mr blur Aug 2014 #117

Do other people's sex lives lobby, and vote, and pass shit like Proposition 8 in California? AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #121

No, I would think you were a mormon. cbayer Aug 2014 #96

Nope Dorian Gray Aug 2014 #101

Oh no, it's just fine to say that the vast majority of people on this earth are "crazy". cbayer Aug 2014 #104

She's on a regimen Dorian Gray Aug 2014 #105

While the newer generation anti-psychotics are so much better than the old ones, cbayer Aug 2014 #109

Not crazy, as that implies abnormal, but delusional and normal. Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #106

Funny stuff amuse bouche Aug 2014 #137

I'm no expert on the religious thing, but somewhere it says 'the meek shall inherit the Earth'... Tikki Aug 2014 #153

What is with responding to a thread that is almot a year old? hrmjustin May 2015 #160

Nostalgia. rug May 2015 #162

lol. hrmjustin May 2015 #166

Hard to tell on my phone. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #163

i use google chrome. hrmjustin May 2015 #167