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Personal experience says religious folks are more prone to mental diseases

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Personal experience says religious folks are more prone to mental diseases
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RE: Personal experience says religious folks are more prone to mental diseases
August 4, 2017 at 8:28 pm (This post was last modified: August 4, 2017 at 8:39 pm by brewer.)
(August 4, 2017 at 7:45 pm)pool the matey Wrote: Nah brewer, when I think about it I don't remember anyone getting any sorts of mental illness because they're an atheist but I know several that got mentally ill because of religion...you know? The whole hallelujah hallelujah probably gets to their heads :/

Which came first, chicken or egg?

Edit: Plus you need to differentiate between endogenous/biologic and exogenous/situational mental disorders.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental. 
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