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Believing in Deities is a Form of Psychosis

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Believing in Deities is a Form of Psychosis
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RE: Believing in Deities is a Form of Psychosis
August 10, 2017 at 10:56 am
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
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RE: Believing in Deities is a Form of Psychosis
August 10, 2017 at 11:06 am
Believing in deities is only a form of psychosis if the person in question is having a psychotic episode.

Otherwise, believing in deities is just a form of stupidity.
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RE: Believing in Deities is a Form of Psychosis
August 10, 2017 at 11:36 pm (This post was last modified: August 10, 2017 at 11:36 pm by Astonished.)
(August 10, 2017 at 11:06 am)Hammy Wrote: Believing in deities is only a form of psychosis if the person in question is having a psychotic episode.

Otherwise, believing in deities is just a form of stupidity.

But it's not (and it took me a long time to finally accept that.) Stupidity can't be treated or overcome. But people abandon their faith all the damn time, much more like recovery or treatment of a mental illness or psychotic episode. It makes them say and do absolutely fucking stupid things but they can always look back in retrospect and agree that it was stupid and would never do it again.
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?

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RE: Believing in Deities is a Form of Psychosis
August 11, 2017 at 8:42 am
(August 10, 2017 at 11:06 am)Hammy Wrote: Believing in deities is only a form of psychosis if the person in question is having a psychotic episode.

Otherwise, believing in deities is just a form of stupidity.

A deity like God can also be your teacher if you are ready and willing to learn.
Who else can teach you the way to climb to the very top of human existence other than someone who is already there?
Would you call stupid your Uni. teacher or the black belt in the martial arts?

I guess you never thought about that Ham, did you?  Bird I'm all ears! Bird
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August 11, 2017 at 9:48 am
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August 11, 2017 at 10:05 am
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
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August 11, 2017 at 11:11 am
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RE: Believing in Deities is a Form of Psychosis
August 11, 2017 at 11:13 am
"For the only way to eternal glory is a life lived in service of our Lord, FSM; Verily it is FSM who is the perfect being the name higher than all names, king of all kings and will bestow upon us all, one day, The great reclaiming"  -The Prophet Boiardi-

   
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RE: Believing in Deities is a Form of Psychosis
August 11, 2017 at 12:58 pm
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
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