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Belief what is it good for?
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RE: Belief what is it good for?
(July 20, 2012 at 8:52 am)jonb Wrote:
(July 20, 2012 at 8:14 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: Belief is only a panacea for the uneducated against a world full of wonder that relies on science to understand fully. Anything else is just a mental health issue and you should see your resident psychiatrist or health care professional.

Yes I agree, but never the less I am interested in the syndrome, I don't really understand how it works in the mind of the afflicted, I want to try and understand what they see.

You can always masturbate to your beliefs. The syndrome has been posted elsewhere on this board and has been scientifically explored and an aberration of the mind (thanks Neuroscience)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story...=110997741

Please click on the links and explore just WHAT your mind gets up to...all sans a fuzzy imaginary friend.
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
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Messages In This Thread
Belief what is it good for? - by jonb - July 18, 2012 at 11:13 pm
RE: Belief what is it good for? - by Darth - July 19, 2012 at 9:50 pm
RE: Belief what is it good for? - by padraic - July 19, 2012 at 10:00 pm
RE: Belief what is it good for? - by Jeffonthenet - July 20, 2012 at 12:36 am
RE: Belief what is it good for? - by jonb - July 20, 2012 at 6:37 am
RE: Belief what is it good for? - by Jeffonthenet - July 25, 2012 at 1:53 am
RE: Belief what is it good for? - by padraic - July 20, 2012 at 3:26 am
RE: Belief what is it good for? - by Angrboda - July 20, 2012 at 5:35 am
RE: Belief what is it good for? - by KichigaiNeko - July 20, 2012 at 8:14 am
RE: Belief what is it good for? - by jonb - July 20, 2012 at 8:52 am
RE: Belief what is it good for? - by KichigaiNeko - July 20, 2012 at 8:59 am
RE: Belief what is it good for? - by jonb - July 20, 2012 at 9:18 am
RE: Belief what is it good for? - by KichigaiNeko - July 20, 2012 at 9:43 am
RE: Belief what is it good for? - by jonb - July 20, 2012 at 10:14 am
RE: Belief what is it good for? - by KichigaiNeko - July 20, 2012 at 10:18 am
RE: Belief what is it good for? - by jonb - July 20, 2012 at 10:19 am

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