RE: Why the religious will never admit you won the argument (and why they don't care)
June 17, 2016 at 6:53 am
Reason 6: MENTAL ILLNESS
It occurred to me that many religious people talk about God speaking to them, hearing the voice of God in their head, and talking to God as though he is a real person.
In some cases this could be a culturally validated imaginary friend, in other cases it is probably a schizophrenic delusion that has been interpreted and encouraged by a religion.
There are probably many people who have some mental illness and others who have had hallucinations or intrusive thoughts and believe they come from God, Jesus, Allah or and Angel. Some people wouldn't want to debate or discuss such personably phenomena but they could constitute a hidden factor that keeps them convinced of their religious beliefs in the face of evidence and reason to the contrary.
It occurred to me that many religious people talk about God speaking to them, hearing the voice of God in their head, and talking to God as though he is a real person.
In some cases this could be a culturally validated imaginary friend, in other cases it is probably a schizophrenic delusion that has been interpreted and encouraged by a religion.
There are probably many people who have some mental illness and others who have had hallucinations or intrusive thoughts and believe they come from God, Jesus, Allah or and Angel. Some people wouldn't want to debate or discuss such personably phenomena but they could constitute a hidden factor that keeps them convinced of their religious beliefs in the face of evidence and reason to the contrary.
