Thanks Paul the human. Perhaps I portrayed it wrong. My mum was attempting religious intervention rather than medical work a few months back (where she believed sending him back to rehab would do more harm than good) but then finally she submitted to my (and ironically enough the religious people's) advice to send him back to a different rehab. Its not a question of medical help vs religious belief anymore, its the fact that the medical help (psychological sessions and workshops as well as advice by the psychologists such as keeping a diary etc) are not having their full effect (or indeed any effect) cos my dad would rather pray than actually help himself on getting better. His mindset, basically, is wrong. He would rather pray, then go to sleep in the rehab than actually take part in activities.
And why should he? if god did exist he would return his short term memory there and then and the problem would be gone! Of course the christians are saying "sometimes the lord works in strange ways. He can heal there and then but sometimes he wants you to go through science". You would not believe it, but they all said that there was some evil spirit/presence/curse on him and it had to be removed. Supposedly the prayers have removed that "evil" spiritual ailment and now he has to go through the mental ailments too (seriously it felt like a freakin exorcist! they were screaming and shouting in his ear "GO! GO!" in Tamil). Oh and heres the icing on the cake, after like 10 minutes of screaming in his ear he pushed his hands over his ears and they took it as a sign that it was working, saying the "evil spirit" was trying to hold on by making him block his ears. (In my head) "Hmmm yeah, or maybe its cos your all screaming in his ear?"
Anyway sorry, seems like im ranting more than discussing/asking for help. I just wish people could see how stupid it all is!
Haha thanks Shinylight. If I should be ignoring your advice, then im certainly not doing so right now, its basically what im doing, avoiding the topic but every now and again I challenge him very subtly.
PS - I see your a fan of Freidrich Nietzsche too! Amazing guy with amazing philosophy!
And why should he? if god did exist he would return his short term memory there and then and the problem would be gone! Of course the christians are saying "sometimes the lord works in strange ways. He can heal there and then but sometimes he wants you to go through science". You would not believe it, but they all said that there was some evil spirit/presence/curse on him and it had to be removed. Supposedly the prayers have removed that "evil" spiritual ailment and now he has to go through the mental ailments too (seriously it felt like a freakin exorcist! they were screaming and shouting in his ear "GO! GO!" in Tamil). Oh and heres the icing on the cake, after like 10 minutes of screaming in his ear he pushed his hands over his ears and they took it as a sign that it was working, saying the "evil spirit" was trying to hold on by making him block his ears. (In my head) "Hmmm yeah, or maybe its cos your all screaming in his ear?"
Anyway sorry, seems like im ranting more than discussing/asking for help. I just wish people could see how stupid it all is!
Haha thanks Shinylight. If I should be ignoring your advice, then im certainly not doing so right now, its basically what im doing, avoiding the topic but every now and again I challenge him very subtly.
PS - I see your a fan of Freidrich Nietzsche too! Amazing guy with amazing philosophy!
