This will probably anger a couple of my friends, so I'm not going to talk about the specific case that I just wrote about in my blog, but I do suggest you have a look at it to see the specific example I'm talking about of a person who I used to count as a friend that was taught some pretty fucked up nonsense that caused irreparable harm to our friendship, not to mention other specific relationships with people in his life that I know about (but didn't write about).
So what am I discussing here? Specifically it's the tendency of Christian RTO's (registered training organisations) to teach a skewed and potentially dangerous version of science - and in this case psychology and specifically neo-Freudism. Some Christians love it because it gives them a so-called scientific defence for the Bible's views on the individual. But it's totally bullshit, and it can lead to very serious problems. Freudism is not taken seriously academically, even its derivative which is psychodynamic theory is seen as being fundamentally flawed to the point that it is not a real science, and its theories are used with extreme caution by any properly qualified psychologist.
This is an example of an indoctrinated belief that I've seen not just in one person - but in a lot of so-called "Christians". It's not a specifically Christian belief, but they are they are very receptive to receiving it without scrutiny or criticism. And most of the people who get taught shit like this quite frankly are not smart enough to know any better or to use the concepts it teaches in the real world in the first place.
Anyone else got some great examples?
So what am I discussing here? Specifically it's the tendency of Christian RTO's (registered training organisations) to teach a skewed and potentially dangerous version of science - and in this case psychology and specifically neo-Freudism. Some Christians love it because it gives them a so-called scientific defence for the Bible's views on the individual. But it's totally bullshit, and it can lead to very serious problems. Freudism is not taken seriously academically, even its derivative which is psychodynamic theory is seen as being fundamentally flawed to the point that it is not a real science, and its theories are used with extreme caution by any properly qualified psychologist.
This is an example of an indoctrinated belief that I've seen not just in one person - but in a lot of so-called "Christians". It's not a specifically Christian belief, but they are they are very receptive to receiving it without scrutiny or criticism. And most of the people who get taught shit like this quite frankly are not smart enough to know any better or to use the concepts it teaches in the real world in the first place.
Anyone else got some great examples?
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
