In most cultures throughout most of human history, people thought illness was caused by evil spirits and worshiped a harvest god. Our understanding of human psy

In most cultures throughout most of human history, people thought illness was caused by evil spirits and worshiped a harvest god. Our understanding of human psychology and biology in general has expanded far more since then. I will not pretend to be qualified to judge this topic (unlike most of Hacker News, it seems) and will instead defer psychological judgment to a trained professional who has interacted with the subject directly.