Should religion be classed a mental illness????
 

I awoke today (Sunday) to an international televised show on the TV. The 'Hour of Power' (Rev Bobby Sculler) or whatever...

He ACTUALLY claimed to have been a a Starbucks, wit his production crew, discussing his next televised sermon, when JESUS himself turned up, sat down an engaged with them! FFS!

Now for what its worth, I have ZERO problems with what ANY individual chooses to believe... (Who am I to judge) but I have always thought that ORGANISED religion is one of the biggest problems on this planet today...

However, when I see a man, claiming on INTERNATIONAL TV, to have MET JESUS IN PERSON.. At a fucking STARBUCKS?????

So, I ask GFY... Is religion a mental illness???

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Poo-tianity is illness.

no. its just a sales pitch.

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:2 cents:

Religion is just for weak people that need something to believe in and pray to when their life is hard. Or for strong people that want an excuse for doing bad shit imo.

If not religion, then something else will take it's place. Money. Land. Pussy. Whatever.

But believing in a divine being that has conveniently hasn't been seen anywhere near anything that can document it... well, that's just stupidity on a whole new level.

A cosmic sense of good and evil seems useful to a peaceful society. But maybe we could get that from a different source?

Religions should be destroyed.

Yes it's a mental disorder, but so is extreme consertivism, which are usually highly religious as well as extreme progressives or what ever they are called, and even conspiracy nuts, it's all the same type of mental disorder with different triggers.

It's all,a form of Obsessive?compulsive personality disorder.

Hey even Jebus needs a coffee!

Says the poster child for mental sanity??

Why can't a religious person also be mentally ill?

Yeah genius, most of the planet has a mental disorder simply because they don't think like you... or share your understanding of the world or world view.

Of course there is zero possibility in your mind, that you own views might be deficient in some manner and that there is a lot that you do not understand about others and the world around you. You're 100% normal. "They' are 100% "crazy".... Perfectly logical.

More brilliant stuff from the homeless guy.

As is the case with anything used as a mental or emotional crutch whether its porn, drugs, food, whatever when it becomes an obsession or a compulsion then yes, for lack of a better term it is a mental illness.

Anything can be either good or bad, just depends on how it is used.

there is no 'good' or 'bad'... everything is perception :)

Theres this new gadget called a remote control.

Get one.

There's nothing wrong with having beliefs. If you want to believe in XYZ and it makes you happy, fine. What is wrong are people and organizations that take advantage of other peoples beliefs and use them for money, or power, or politics, or war, or cause harm to others, etc.

Who said they couldn't be? Its not like anyone needs permission...

Hey, I drink too much - At least I'm honest about it... :2 cents:

Cunt a4d one... :(

even a shit sniffer (or eater etc.) is less crazy than a religious person

I did actually see Jesus myself once. He was walking in the fashion district area of downtown LA, right near 'Skid Row'...

He had sandals on, a white robe, long hair, crown of thorns etc and was carrying a large wooden cross...

The only reason I didn't *quite* think it was the 'second coming' was because he was also furiously masturbating under his robe as he walked down the public street...

By the state of his robe, I could tell he was about to have his 4th or 5th coming of the day...

You are auggesting with the thread that a guy claims to have seen and spoke to Jesus because he is religious, without considering that it was because he is mentally ill

To him, he probably did. he wants to believe it can happen so much, he believes what he tells himself. I don't think we should treat religion as a mental illness. No sense lumping them all together. I consider myself religious, but I don't claim to see Jesus sitting across me when I have my coffee. He is everywhere.. some people just take it too literal and get too involved in their desires to monetize off it.

I also think most religious people take the human way of quantifying our creation by way of a man-written book, way too literal.

Spot on

Also, for strong people feeling weak. There are no athiest in foxholes :thumbsup

You are perfect example that proves this theory. In fact there is about 10 of you here on GFy that we can exchange the user name and it would be like the other guy was making the same post. It's just like religious nuts all sound the same, so do you conservatives Not a single one of you is capable of carrying on a conversation with someone you disagree with, with out trying to make your self look superior and degrading the person you are talking about.

You suffer from Puritanical which is one of the 5 sub groups of ocpd.

Puritanical - Austere, self-righteous, bigoted, dogmatic, zealous, uncompromising, indignant, and judgmental; grim and prudish morality; must control and counteract own repugnant impulses and fantasies.

Yes - I do think he could well be mentally ill!

Because in the context that he spoke about it, it was ridiculous!

He stands up on international TV, and states that was he is about to say isn't a 'parable' or an 'analogy' but absolute truth... (Paraphrasing)

Well, that to me sounds like a mental illness. People that are not there sitting down for coffee and then vanishing? Like I say, it was presented as a factual true story.

If I met you, in real life, and we knew each other n stuff, & I said to you... Last December Santa Clause came down my Chimney! I thought he was a burglar! But once I saw his red suit and beard, we had a chat for a bit, then he vanished into thin air!

Would you not, as a pal, suggest I sought some kinda psychiatric help? I know I would...

But this guy isn't coming up to me IRL. OH NO... He's coming up to MILLIONS of viewers all over the world, talking UTTER BULLSHIT.

Don't get me wrong - There is a place for a preacher to discuss the bible or (Insert Book Of Choice Here) but not to just spew BS without sounding like a complete DICK!

Religion = YES (mental illness)
Spirituality = NO

More brilliant analysis coming from the guy who starts 10 threads a day, all themed "They" are pure evil and "We" are the light. Nothing wrong at all with how you see the world around you, obviously.

Self-righteous, delusion I guess can be exchanged for fantasy, dogmatic, judgmental and uncompromising.. All in just two short sentences. Please go to the doctor and get some pills as mental illness left untreated can be dangerous for yourself and those around you.

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it's exactly what i believe, even been using same words ;)

crockett's posts in this thread are hilarious :1orglaugh

bookmarked!

Total and utter bullshit. It always makes me laugh when this subject comes up for discussion amongst pornographers who BY THE VERY NATURE OF THEIR PROFESSION are generally secular.

One could also make the obverse point that those in this area of industry are involved in it due to the very absence of religion in their lives. They then try to justify the absence by bringing to the surface the dimwittedness that forced them into the industry in the first place....

It's like asking a real estate agent not to sell you a property.

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it's all fine for people to believe in something, but religion is NOT needed. We would be perfectly fine without their mind control bullshit. Religion does nothing but cause people to hate each other and causes more problems then anything.

I'm sure organized religion could definitely qualify as a mental illness using any sort of psychiatric disorder qualification handbook.

The palette of life threatening delusions can get very colourful there, unfortunately also very dangerous and addictive to general public.

what your saying sounds sensible. But i am of the opinion that these TV evangelists know what they are saying is bullshit. They know what words sells to certain kinds of thinkers & they exploit it.

Just like people buy apple computers even though you can get a better PC for half the price. Its all about appealing to peoples wants. He sells a better afterlife to those who find our world awful, promises heaven if you follow his way.

certainly a religious person would find your threads to be insane. judge not lest you be...

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You expect the haters on this board to know the difference?

I had to read that twice and have a hard time comprehending how the hell you manage to type that with a straight face. Or maybe you quoted the wrong post?

I am pretty sure there are plenty of religious people in this industry. I mean, look at all them girls wearing crosses ;)

Mr. Intelectualizer, but he's right.

Some people have a hard time with the idea that you just go to sleep for ever when you die.

It's been used ever since the beginning of any authority structure to control mankind.

I love to sleep. Don't get enough of it. One day I will.:2 cents:

btw: Those 2 pennies are to pay the boatman on my ride across to Hades.