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trotsky

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2. And yet plenty of people who are not mentally ill...
Wed Apr 23, 2014, 04:06 PM
Apr 2014

also use gods, devils, angels, and demons to make sense of their world.

Same with straying from orthodoxy - the ability to discard and move away from it is not always bad.

Gods, devils, angels and demons Warpy Apr 2014 #1
And yet plenty of people who are not mentally ill... trotsky Apr 2014 #2
And non religious delusional people Warpy Apr 2014 #4
as they stray from reality in their delusions. AlbertCat Apr 2014 #26
Most people don't go about their days in a delusional state Warpy Apr 2014 #27
Yes. LiberalAndProud Apr 2014 #3
Help me understand libodem Apr 2014 #6
I would say it's because the term mentally ill is very broad. Neoma Apr 2014 #7
I'm certainly not saying people are not individuals libodem Apr 2014 #8
I think you simply phrased it badly. Neoma Apr 2014 #9
I wonder if anyone has tried to send it to a jury? libodem Apr 2014 #10
My worst crime: poor phraseing Lordquinton Apr 2014 #13
If my family is an example... yellerpup Apr 2014 #5
I think a better title would be "why don't we allow the mentally ill to hold religious beliefs like Heddi Apr 2014 #11
Religion involves a great deal of behavior skepticscott Apr 2014 #12
From a clinical perspective, it is more about social norms than belief in god... Act_of_Reparation Apr 2014 #24
Well, to me, it would be the teeth part skepticscott Apr 2014 #25
The frightening part is that's essentially par for the course in Orthodox communities... Act_of_Reparation Apr 2014 #28
Great post, Heddi. trotsky Apr 2014 #14
Stop making sense. Iggo Apr 2014 #15
What if Religion amuse bouche Apr 2014 #16
Sure they can, EvilAL Apr 2014 #17
MIRACLE!!! onager Apr 2014 #18
Yeah, it's never the religious beliefs causing the problem, just the mental illness..... Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2014 #20
Well, that becomes a very sticky issue when the distinction between psychotic religious delusion Warren Stupidity Apr 2014 #19
I have found that faith and belief Lordquinton Apr 2014 #22
I'm not convinced "you choose your religion" is accurate for ~90% of the population. Warren Stupidity Apr 2014 #29
So very true Lordquinton Apr 2014 #30
Well I did... nt uriel1972 Apr 2014 #21
Yes. Iggo Apr 2014 #23
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