RE: Question For Fellow Atheists...
January 11, 2017 at 12:51 pm
(This post was last modified: January 11, 2017 at 1:01 pm by Autolite.)
Quote: After all, why would Mr. Jones lie to me? Jim is a good, Christian man.
I heard that he's quite a party animal too! His backyard get-togethers are to die for...
(January 11, 2017 at 12:49 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(January 11, 2017 at 12:44 pm)Autolite Wrote: http://medical-dictionary.thefreediction.../Delusions
Right, "Delusions are distinct from culturally or religiously based beliefs that may be seen as untrue by outsiders."
...Just as you wrote above. So, why are posting this?
The point I want to underscore is that the only thing that separates religious belief from the mental illness of delusion is that religion is a 'shared belief'.
If I believed in the Tooth Fairy and I lived on a secluded island where everyone else believed in the Tooth Fairy, then my belief in the Tooth Fairy would not be considered a delusion or a mental illness...