(April 3, 2015 at 3:27 pm)Norman Humann Wrote: ...
I've known many deeply devout believers, but this is a completely new level. ...
It isn't new at all. It has been going on for many years.
Also, other forms of "mortification of the flesh" has been practiced for a very, very long time:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortificat..._the_flesh
But yes, it is pretty crazy.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.