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Is faith a Mental Disease?

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Is faith a Mental Disease?
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RE: Is faith a Mental Disease?
July 10, 2013 at 2:03 am (This post was last modified: July 10, 2013 at 2:06 am by Magnum.)
(July 10, 2013 at 1:49 am)Minimalist Wrote: Faith is an excuse not to think.
I agree. All people have to believe things even if its just for a short period of time. I mean until you know it's either true or not. People have to believe scientific stuff until proven different but Faith is like belief in belief without the knowing. Sorry it boggles my mind somewhat and in this sense it seems almost disease like to me.

Can't know for sure?
(July 10, 2013 at 1:52 am)Ivy Wrote: Can be. It can also be an excuse, like Minimalist said.

Could be ignorance. Could be laziness. But yes, it can be a sickness. I strongly believe this.
Can you maybe expand on why you believe it could be a sickness?
Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.
Bertrand Russell

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.
Bertrand Russell
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Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Magnum - July 10, 2013 at 1:47 am
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Minimalist - July 10, 2013 at 1:49 am
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Magnum - July 10, 2013 at 2:03 am
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Fruity - July 10, 2013 at 1:52 am
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by bladevalant546 - July 10, 2013 at 2:09 am
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Raven - July 10, 2013 at 2:23 am
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Minimalist - July 10, 2013 at 2:30 am
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Magnum - July 10, 2013 at 2:43 am
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Raven - July 10, 2013 at 3:06 am
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Magnum - July 10, 2013 at 5:29 am
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Rahul - July 10, 2013 at 8:01 pm
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Magnum - July 11, 2013 at 12:07 am
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Joel - July 10, 2013 at 5:40 am
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Creed of Heresy - July 10, 2013 at 6:26 am
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Psykhronic - July 10, 2013 at 9:55 am
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by paulpablo - July 10, 2013 at 10:27 am
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Dionysius - July 10, 2013 at 7:54 pm
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by arewethereyet - July 10, 2013 at 7:59 pm
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by thesummerqueen - July 10, 2013 at 8:00 pm
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Creed of Heresy - July 11, 2013 at 2:34 am
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Magnum - July 11, 2013 at 3:42 am
RE: Is faith a Mental Disease? - by Chas - July 11, 2013 at 7:57 am

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