I wish people would stop saying religion is a mental illness. It's insulting to the people who do in fact suffer from a real mental illness.
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Replying to @CrissRad
@ZOMGitsCriss it's not a mental illness. It IS a mental affliction.
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Replying to @MrAtheistPants
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@MrAtheistPants @ZOMGitsCriss would you say the same about all false beliefs, or just religious ones?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @SIN_Notung
@SIN_Notung@MrAtheistPants @ZOMGitsCriss Saying religion is a mental problem is neither medically accurate or a way to change minds.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sjzara
@sjzara@SIN_Notung@MrAtheistPants @ZOMGitsCriss I think the USSR classed religious belief as a mental disorder: http://bit.ly/19g1lL61 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp@sjzara@SIN_Notung@MrAtheistPants @ZOMGitsCriss We're too quick to create new mental disorders. DSM is getting absurd.2 replies 2 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Metamagician
@Metamagician@PhilosophyExp@SIN_Notung@MrAtheistPants @ZOMGitsCriss Religion can be a mistake about reality, like optical illusion.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sjzara
@sjzara@PhilosophyExp@SIN_Notung@MrAtheistPants @ZOMGitsCriss Or merely a false set of beliefs that you've been socialised into.5 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
@Metamagician @sjzara @SIN_Notung @MrAtheistPants @ZOMGitsCriss Exactly. Indeed one could argue that there would be something cognitively...
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