Atheists: What if a grieving woman

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I mean, this example just goes to show that it's extremely hard to differentiate between strong religious beliefs and mental illness. I don't say that to be cruel, I say it out of concern. If someone is going to drown themselves if I don't say certain words, they are insane. Whether or not they truly believe there is a good reason for it is irrelevant. The more religious beliefs you have, the more irrationally you are likely to act. This makes it really difficult for those with genuine mental health problems to be picked out.

Someone pulls out a gun and shoots their kid because god told them to do it. He really, really thinks god told him to do it. Maybe god did tell him to do it.

Is he insane? Or is he spiritually righteous? I think the best you could hope for is both.

When I listen to what some religious people say, how they describe things that actually supposedly happened and they witnessed them, it sounds to me exactly like a mentally deluded person. Again, not trying to be cruel, but I don't think I could tell the difference.