The "Stupid things Christians say" Thread

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This is some scary insane stuff!

The problem is that religious people sometimes seem to encourage each other to be more and more deluded. They receive positive feedback for statements which we would think sound like the onset of mental illness.

Then it becomes difficult to pick out the ones who are actually ill and need help from those who are caught up in the social dynamic and just enjoying the attention they get. I dread to think how much illness goes undiagnosed.

There are people on this forum (I won't name them) who I do seriously worry are suffering from some sort of mental illness, unless the things they claim to experience are all just made up for our benefit. But other theists are unlikely to suggest such a thing because it would undermine themselves.