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> At what point do we consider any religious beliefs that have deleterious effects on oneself to be mental illness? Religion is basically always a socially ac
by michaelmrose 4y ago
> At what point do we consider any religious beliefs that have deleterious effects on oneself to be mental illness?
Religion is basically always a socially acceptable mental illness that we not only tolerated but encouraged because it has been a part of civilization since before we formed the basic premises for what constitutes a civilization.
- shrimp_emoji 4y agoIt's perfectly normal to have imaginary friends (especially when you have no one else to help get you through rough times).
- lazide 4y agoFor any society to exist, we have to pick something to believe in. And anything we pick, will have contrary evidence or not make sense at least some of the time. That doesn’t make it an illness, unless it produces massively negative outcomes.