Quote:The only reason I can think of for making such a formal change would be to try and shame people into not being religious anymore. Personally, I think that's not going to work.
Well I'm not necessarily suggesting that we shame Theists. We don't shame people who are mentally ill. But it might be a start if the medical community collectively agreed that religious belief is a delusion. Once that acknowledgement is made, we can then work towards a cure.
Although I must agree that it's not likely to be completely successful. Delusional people quite often refuse to admit, at least initially, that they're delusional. Here's a good book that talks a lot about how we should deal with this...
https://www.amazon.ca/Not-Sick-Dont-Need...+need+help
