Quote:I mentioned this w a psychiatrist and they concurred said experience in religious context have no diagnosis. It just happens.
That is called 'hearsay' or anecdotal evidence' and has no value in the current discussion. Your claim about DSM-IV is relevant if it can be substantiated. Please cite your authority verbatim, giving full details of author,title,publisher and date.
OF COURSE the claim that all (or even most) religious experiences are delusions is fatuous nonsense, unsupported by credible evidence. However, some experiences can be (and usually are) seen as signs of a severe mental illness,such as schizophrenia. I refer to such things as hearing voices and seeing visions,aka auditory and visual hallucinations..
