Religion, A Curable Illness

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Religion, A Curable Illness

Zarith Offline

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#17

re: fundamentalism

May 31, 2013 at 9:03 pm

I don't think fundamentalism (or religious belief in general) is a form of mental illness in the sense that we usually use the term, and I'd be skeptical of any sort of physiological basis for it. On the other hand, I do believe that religion is the mental analog to the computer virus.

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Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Gooders1002 - May 30, 2013 at 5:55 pm

RE: Religion, A Curable Illness - by Angrboda - June 1, 2013 at 6:36 pm

RE: Religion, A Curable Illness - by Polaris - June 1, 2013 at 10:15 pm

RE: Religion, A Curable Illness - by Ryantology - June 1, 2013 at 11:01 pm

RE: Religion, A Curable Illness - by CriticalBen - June 2, 2013 at 6:29 am

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by ideologue08 - May 30, 2013 at 5:57 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Something completely different - May 30, 2013 at 5:59 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by festive1 - May 30, 2013 at 6:08 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by CleanShavenJesus - May 30, 2013 at 6:10 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by archangle - May 30, 2013 at 6:15 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Minimalist - May 30, 2013 at 6:24 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Ryantology - May 30, 2013 at 7:02 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Colanth - May 30, 2013 at 10:51 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by DeistPaladin - May 30, 2013 at 11:11 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by missingnocchi - May 30, 2013 at 11:38 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Dragonetti - May 31, 2013 at 12:48 am

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Justtristo - May 31, 2013 at 4:18 am

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Angrboda - May 31, 2013 at 4:48 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by FlyingNarwhal - May 31, 2013 at 5:50 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Whateverist - May 31, 2013 at 8:50 pm

re: fundamentalism - by Zarith - May 31, 2013 at 9:03 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by phil77 - May 31, 2013 at 9:10 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Something completely different - May 31, 2013 at 9:17 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by phil77 - May 31, 2013 at 9:21 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Something completely different - May 31, 2013 at 9:35 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by phil77 - May 31, 2013 at 9:40 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Something completely different - May 31, 2013 at 9:56 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by phil77 - May 31, 2013 at 10:01 pm

Religion, A Curable Illness - by Cinjin - May 31, 2013 at 10:47 pm

RE: Religion, A Curable Illness - by catfish - May 31, 2013 at 10:55 pm

RE: Religion, A Curable Illness - by Cinjin - May 31, 2013 at 11:07 pm

RE: Religion, A Curable Illness - by Angrboda - June 1, 2013 at 12:06 am

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Esquilax - May 31, 2013 at 10:50 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by phil77 - May 31, 2013 at 11:03 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Angrboda - May 31, 2013 at 11:07 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by phil77 - May 31, 2013 at 11:16 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by DeistPaladin - May 31, 2013 at 11:21 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism - by Zarith - May 31, 2013 at 11:25 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Jackalope - May 31, 2013 at 11:32 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by phil77 - May 31, 2013 at 11:32 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ - by Zarith - May 31, 2013 at 11:43 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Something completely different - May 31, 2013 at 11:43 pm

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a mental illness - by Angrboda - June 1, 2013 at 12:03 am

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Something completely different - June 1, 2013 at 12:07 am

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by phil77 - June 1, 2013 at 12:22 am

RE: Religion, A Curable Illness - by Something completely different - June 1, 2013 at 4:23 am

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Jackalope - June 1, 2013 at 12:42 am

RE: Leading neuroscientist: Fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ - by Esquilax - June 1, 2013 at 2:22 am

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