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Skriven 2015-10-13 00:33:12 av Lee Lofaso (2:203/2)
  Kommentar till text 28629 av Björn Felten (2:203/2)
Ärende: Religion declining
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Hello Björn,

 BF>>> That goes for almost all of the parts of the world where the
 JD>> standard of
 BF>>> education is rising.

 JD>> Got nothing to do with the standard of education.

 BF> Of course it has.

You are absolutely right.  Read on ...

 JD>> Really? How come many university grads and phds still believe in God?

 BF> Only in North America it seems, where you still are brainwashed from the
 BF> first years to believe in that deity that everyone with a proper education
 BF> can see is as believable as e.g. Santa Clause or the Toth Fairy.

Again, you are absolutely right.  Read on ...

 JD>> If you
 JD>> dont wish to, that is fine. Dont find excuses for the rest of us that
 BF> still
 JD>> have some belief.

 BF> I don't. I only pity all of you who waste your entire life hoping for some
 BF> afterlife sitting next to your god and his son.

 JD>> Keep on dreaming

 BF> I rather prefer to keep on educating myself.

Be careful what you wish for -

According to the American Psychological Association (APA), a strong and
passionate belief in a deity or higher power, to the point where it
impairs oneâ€Ös ability to make conscientious decisions about common sense
matters, will now be classified as a mental illness.

The controversial ruling comes after a 5-year study by the APA showed
devoutly religious people often suffered from anxiety, emotional
distress, hallucinations, and paranoia. The study stated that those who
perceived God as punitive was directly related to their poorer health,
while those who viewed God as benevolent did not suffer as many mental
problems. The religious views of both groups often resulted in them
being disconnected from reality.

Dr. Lillian Andrews, professor of psychology, stated, “Every year
thousands of people die after refusing life-saving treatment on
religious grounds. Even when being told ‘you will die without this
treatmentâ€Ö patients reject the idea and believe that their God will
still save them. Those lives could be saved simply by classifying those
people as mentally unfit for decision making.�

“Jehovah Witnesses for instance,� Dr. Andrews continued, “will not
accept blood under any circumstance. They would rather die than to
receive life-saving donor blood. Many religious people believe they have
“healing power� in their hands. Many believe they can communicate with
God using a personal language, which is unknown to anyone but the
communicator and God (known as speaking in tongues). Many often tell of
seeing spirits. All of these are signs of a mental break and a loss of
touch with reality. Religious belief and the angry God phenomenon has
caused chaos, destruction, death, and wars for centuries. The time for
evolving into a modern society and classifying these archaic beliefs as
a mental disorder has been long overdue. This is the first of many steps
to a positive direction.�

With the new classification, the APA will lobby to introduce legislation
which would allow doctors the right to force life-saving treatment on
those who refuse it for spiritual reasons on the grounds that they are
mentally incapable of making decisions about their health.

The American Psychological Association says more information about the
study and the new classification will be made available to the public in
their upcoming journal (which is expected to be release in early August)
..

http://www.thenewsnerd.com/health/apa-to-classify-belief-in-god-as-a
-mental-illness/

--Lee

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