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muriel_volestrangler

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42. In the USA, the behaviour is more associated with Christians

Thu Dec 22, 2016, 08:36 PM

Dec 2016

http://edition.cnn.com/election/results/exit-polls/national/president

Protestant: Clinton 39%, Trump 56%
Catholic: 46%, 50%
Overall Christian: 41%, 54%

Jewish: 71%, 23%
Other religions: 62%, 29%
no religion: 67%, 25%
Overall non-Christian: 66%, 26%

So there's a pretty good correlation between immoral behaviour (voting for Trump) and being an American Christian.

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How Do You Distinguish Between Religious Fervor and Mental Illness? [View all] trotsky Dec 2016 OP

When you talk to God you're praying. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #1

Agreed! hrmjustin Dec 2016 #2

So Moses was schizophrenic? trotsky Dec 2016 #3

Moses was a bronze-age myth, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #4

And every LDS President Act_of_Reparation Dec 2016 #6

And don't forget jevhova( sp?) wutness kimbutgar Dec 2016 #10

They are a publishing company JNelson6563 Dec 2016 #56

: ) Bretton Garcia Dec 2016 #58

So the priests I knew growing up Goblinmonger Dec 2016 #20

If they were actually hearing voices, maybe. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #35

I'd call you a liar rather than a bigot. If you actually said that. rug Dec 2016 #39

I talk to many priests. If memory serves... Bretton Garcia Dec 2016 #51

Cool story. rug Dec 2016 #59

Gustavo Gutierrez. Octavio Paz and I okasha Dec 2016 #63

What else could the subject be? rug Dec 2016 #64

I've had Christian friends claim, to me, that they hear god's voice occasionally. AtheistCrusader Dec 2016 #65

Question assumes there is a distiniction, which is probably the wrong place to start. eppur_se_muova Dec 2016 #5

In time though, perhaps we will. I have faith. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #7

It's confusing enough trying to make sense of people... trotsky Dec 2016 #9

Do non-Christians and non-believers also behave that way? eom guillaumeb Dec 2016 #12

Such weak sauce. You really don't have that many tools to use, do you? trotsky Dec 2016 #13

Such a weak sauce that you could not answer? guillaumeb Dec 2016 #14

No, I won't answer your red herring question. trotsky Dec 2016 #15

Some people are obvious, some people are oblivious. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #16

QED n/t trotsky Dec 2016 #19

You're misusing that term. rug Dec 2016 #40

In the USA, the behaviour is more associated with Christians muriel_volestrangler Dec 2016 #42

And a "pretty good correlation" can be contrived by ignoring the fact that guillaumeb Dec 2016 #43

No, not agreed. It's not 'contrived' in the least; it's a real correlation muriel_volestrangler Dec 2016 #44

K&R! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #79

This psychiatrist says delusion and religion are hard to distinguish for now Bretton Garcia Dec 2016 #45

If someone has decided that all religion is delusional, guillaumeb Dec 2016 #46

So Guillaumeb rejects science and psychiatry, as his mindset? Bretton Garcia Dec 2016 #47

And where exactly did you read that? guillaumeb Dec 2016 #49

You reject science when it examines religion Bretton Garcia Dec 2016 #52

I reject the idea that either can truly examine the other, guillaumeb Dec 2016 #60

The Bible supports science, over faith Bretton Garcia Dec 2016 #61

On the other hand, I do agree with LeMaitre. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #69

Which psychiatrist are you referring to? okasha Dec 2016 #54

The author. Stanford resident in Psychology Bretton Garcia Dec 2016 #57

No one is a psychiatrist until s/he has an MD okasha Dec 2016 #62

He says he's an MD psychology doctor Bretton Garcia Dec 2016 #67

You always leave out the pertinent parts. rug Dec 2016 #8

Fake news can serve an agenda as well as legitimate news. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #17

ones ability to make conscientious decisions about common sense matters. Goblinmonger Dec 2016 #21

That is one of your more incoherent deflections. rug Dec 2016 #37

Always doing what... tonedevil Dec 2016 #22

So if you see a dysfunctional behavior, would you look for the cause? guillaumeb Dec 2016 #23

I'm simply pointing out... tonedevil Dec 2016 #24

I read the story. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #25

Then you must have recognized... tonedevil Dec 2016 #28

His difficulty in diagnosis is his, not psychiatry's. rug Dec 2016 #38

Tomato, tom-ahh-to FiveGoodMen Dec 2016 #11

Tom-ahh-to, of course. eom guillaumeb Dec 2016 #18

Also from the article: guillaumeb Dec 2016 #26

Prove that I don't have an invisible dragon in my garage. trotsky Dec 2016 #30

How big is your garage? guillaumeb Dec 2016 #33

The dragon is able to change its size to fit any garage. trotsky Dec 2016 #34

It's unlikely if the neighbors haven't called animal control. okasha Dec 2016 #66

Since the Dragon is invisible and beyond science? Bretton Garcia Dec 2016 #74

Invisible to the human eye does not mean beyond science. eom guillaumeb Dec 2016 #76

It must be visible on instruments Bretton Garcia Dec 2016 #82

At least detectable on instruments. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #83

That would be Theory Dragon; not Factual Dragon Bretton Garcia Dec 2016 #84

If you're saying you have an invisible dragon in your garage I'd first note the irony of your OP. rug Dec 2016 #41

Not an invisible spirit dragon Bretton Garcia Dec 2016 #48

The keeping of wild animals is generally prohibited okasha Dec 2016 #68

It might be a miniature domesticated dragon. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #70

Which would create a hazard if kept in proximity okasha Dec 2016 #71

And call a zoo? guillaumeb Dec 2016 #72

An animal rescue organization, more likely. okasha Dec 2016 #73

On espere, mais Trump est guillaumeb Dec 2016 #75

Christian delusional, magical thinking is accepted because it is culturally acceptable. Oneironaut Dec 2016 #27

I want a... tonedevil Dec 2016 #29

Well I can't prove you don't already have one of those, trotsky Dec 2016 #31

If I go to my brew pub... tonedevil Dec 2016 #32

I don't Skittles Dec 2016 #36

This. Iggo Dec 2016 #50

You can't Emilybemily Dec 2016 #53

They are one in the same. JNelson6563 Dec 2016 #55

We allow far more antisocial behavior from the religious. HassleCat Dec 2016 #77

I'm not a religious person in the least. When little, our minister told us he loudly heard god call RKP5637 Dec 2016 #78

They are one of the same IMHO nt doc03 Dec 2016 #80

When you vote for a Trumpster because your religion pbmus Dec 2016 #81