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In reply to the discussion: Woman said God told her to set fire [View all]cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)52. When talking about the motivation behind and act, does it matter?
If one "hears" a voice, "feels" god, "knows" that god wants them to do something, or if they find "inspiration" in a holy text, does it matter? The point is, if any of these factors are disregarded when the act is malicious and the cause attributed to mental illness, then the same factors must be disregarded when the act is benevolent and the cause attributed to mental illness. Can we agree on that?
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Does one need to consult the DSM when someone claims that god told them to feed the poor?
cleanhippie
Jan 2013
#11
Not at all, but you seem to be trying to pigeonhole me into a corner for some reason.
cleanhippie
Jan 2013
#55
Excellent. So we are on the same side when it comes to religious belief being worthless as
cleanhippie
Jan 2013
#57
You seem to have little tolerance for people's deeply held religious beliefs.
cleanhippie
Jan 2013
#12
True. However, in the case of "god told me to", there seems to be a double standard.
cleanhippie
Jan 2013
#21
What is the process by which one determines whether that voice is just in one's head,
trotsky
Jan 2013
#6
"Behold, for I have summoned images of adorable kittens in the palm of my hand! Worship me!
Ian David
Jan 2013
#30
So basically, you admit there's no way to know whether god is speaking to someone.
trotsky
Jan 2013
#39
The imam is completely, technically wrong, so you might not want to repeat this around
cbayer
Jan 2013
#42
She obviously has mental health problems, as god only tells people to do good things...
cleanhippie
Jan 2013
#10
Maybe happiness really *IS* looking at Lubbock Texas in your rear view mirror? n/t
Ian David
Jan 2013
#28
They can use that as their tourism slogan: "At least they don't have any volcanoes."
Squinch
Jan 2013
#33
I just tweeted this as "Woman arrested in another attack on religious freedom!" n/t
Ian David
Jan 2013
#27
Well, before I posted the question I did a search on biblegateway.com for "god said"
moobu2
Jan 2013
#86
Why use the utterances of a perhaps mentally ill woman for a rhetorical gambit?
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#76
I consider your PoV silly. Of course, Thomas Paine's remarks on revelation are on point:
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#89