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  • "According to the American Psychological Association (APA), a strong and passionate belief in a deity or higher power, to the point where it impairs ones 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."

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

  • There's plenty of murders that people justify using a twisted interpretation of religion...

    There's plenty of murders that have nothing to do with religion...

    Is this really worth talking about? If the loser was religious he would still be a twisted screwed up loser.

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    Many religious people adopt a very strong moral code which makes them better, happier people.

    Going around and telling them that they're all mentally ill is stupid. Plenty of genocides and mass-killings have nothing to do with religion, if you look at history.

  • "to the point where it impairs ones ability to make conscientious decisions about common sense matters, will now be classified as a mental illness."

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    Jblu - when you leave off the qualifier, which makes fine sense to most any folks,

    and spout off about "religion is a mental illness"...

    it just makes you look stupid, and a jerk. The quote invalidates what you claim. That isn't a good thing.

  • Yeah, because I was the one whom started a thread and made it a political tirade like always... Tiam

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    Well...now.... take a minute and think...what forum....are you on right now.

    You lost? Need Steve to send you a map of the board with a big red arrow pointing to this forum

    and the words "YOU ARE HERE" ?

    Tiamsies gots mixedupsies?

    @calfoxwc said:

    Yeah, because I was the one whom started a thread and made it a political tirade like always... Tiam

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    Well...now.... take a minute and think...what forum....are you on right now.

    You lost? Need Steve to send you a map of the board with a big red arrow pointing to this forum

    and the words "YOU ARE HERE" ?

    Tiamsies gots mixedupsies?

    ... I'm... I'm so lost. I can't tell if this was constructed to be an insult or if you're genuinely not understanding that its possible to have a thread like this (in this subsection, no less) - yet not blame 'liberals' for everything....?

    I just read that back to myself and realized that is incomprehensible for you. So.... moving on.

    Mental health. It needs to be at the forefront for presidential candidates at this point. Nevermind the queers getting married or PP for the moment.

  • There's plenty of murders that people justify using a twisted interpretation of religion...

    There's plenty of murders that have nothing to do with religion...

    Is this really worth talking about? If the loser was religious he would still be a twisted screwed up loser.

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    Many religious people adopt a very strong moral code which makes them better, happier people.

    Going around and telling them that they're all mentally ill is stupid. Plenty of genocides and mass-killings have nothing to do with religion, if you look at history.

    @bbedward said:

    There's plenty of murders that people justify using a twisted interpretation of religion...

    There's plenty of murders that have nothing to do with religion...

    Is this really worth talking about? If the loser was religious he would still be a twisted screwed up loser.

    ---

    Many religious people adopt a very strong moral code which makes them better, happier people.

    Going around and telling them that they're all mentally ill is stupid. Plenty of genocides and mass-killings have nothing to do with religion, if you look at history.

    yep its a troll post http://m.snopes.com/apa-belief-mental-illness/

  • @bbedward said:

    There's plenty of murders that people justify using a twisted interpretation of religion...

    There's plenty of murders that have nothing to do with religion...

    Is this really worth talking about? If the loser was religious he would still be a twisted screwed up loser.

    ---

    Many religious people adopt a very strong moral code which makes them better, happier people.

    Going around and telling them that they're all mentally ill is stupid. Plenty of genocides and mass-killings have nothing to do with religion, if you look at history.

    yep its a troll post http://m.snopes.com/apa-belief-mental-illness/

    @fairhooker11 said:

    yep its a troll post http://m.snopes.com/apa-belief-mental-illness/

    If this is true, then it I stand corrected. Guess I went full Cal on this one. You should never go full Cal.

  • Though there is a difference in the way the brain functions between a very religious person and an atheist.

  • Though there is a difference in the way the brain functions between a very religious person and an atheist.

    @mld-woody said:

    Though there is a difference in the way the brain functions between a very religious person and an atheist.

    Care to explain?
  • @calfoxwc said:

    this deviant was a religous HATER.

    And other kids who shot up schools - didn't have anything to

    do with religion at all.

    It had to do with mental illness.

    Yes. I'll agree he had to be mentally ill in order to believe it was acceptable to go to a school and blow people away. Regardless of being an atheist or not, that was morally reprehensible.

    But at the same time, you cannot look at this man's actions and blame it on mental illness, while at the same time looking at all the horrible atrocities committed by devoutly religious individuals and simply wave it off as something else entirely. To me, and many others, religious fervor is a mental affliction which causes individuals to behave immorally.

    Even the American Psychological Association classifies religious belief as a form of mental illness.

    Religion is a mental illness

    @jbluhm86 said:

    Yes. I'll agree he had to be mentally ill in order to believe it was acceptable to go to a school and blow people away. Regardless of being an atheist or not, that was morally reprehensible.

    But at the same time, you cannot look at this man's actions and blame it on mental illness, while at the same time looking at all the horrible atrocities committed by devoutly religious individuals and simply wave it off as something else entirely. To me, and many others, religious fervor is a mental affliction which causes individuals to behave immorally.

    Even the American Psychological Association classifies religious belief as a form of mental illness.

    Religion is a mental illness

    When you sat devoutly religious you can only mean muslims so call a spade a spade

  • @mld-woody said:

    Though there is a difference in the way the brain functions between a very religious person and an atheist.

    Care to explain?
  • @mld-woody said:

    http://blog.al.com/wire/2014/01/religious_brains_function_diff.html

    Just the first one I found.

    Ok. Interesting. I had never heard that before.
  • He needs to quit using these high profile mass murders to try and push his gun control agenda. 300+ million people in the country, less than 500 die in mass shootings. These shootings are ugly, and that causes the gun opposition to use a disproportionate response.

    @vaportrail said:

    He needs to quit using these high profile mass murders to try and push his gun control agenda. 300+ million people in the country, less than 500 die in mass shootings. These shootings are ugly, and that causes the gun opposition to use a disproportionate response.

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  • @mld-woody said:

    http://blog.al.com/wire/2014/01/religious_brains_function_diff.html

    Just the first one I found.

    Ok. Interesting. I had never heard that before.

    @blowe said:

    Ok. Interesting. I had never heard that before.

    It's speculation.
  • Here's a succinct Taiwanese news animation that actually explains pretty well what happened

  • @blowe said:

    Ok. Interesting. I had never heard that before.

    It's speculation.

    @erie-dawg said:

    It's speculation.

    It makes sense to me. That some individuals brains are more hardwired to believe in religion. I can't even comprehend believing what OBF does. Sure, we had different social experiences growing up surrounding religion I'm guessing, but I also have to think genetics has too come into play.

  • I guarantee Chris Mintz won't be getting a WH invite.

    How can we exploit you if you're not dead?!?

    http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/oregon-college-shooting/oregon-shooting-heroic-veteran-chris-mintz-was-shot-7-times-n437291

  • If he were gay, trangendered, black, or Muslim he would. Bank it.

  • I guarantee Chris Mintz won't be getting a WH invite.

    How can we exploit you if you're not dead?!?

    http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/oregon-college-shooting/oregon-shooting-heroic-veteran-chris-mintz-was-shot-7-times-n437291

    @legacy-fan said:

    I guarantee Chris Mintz won't be getting a WH invite.

    How can we exploit you if you're not dead?!?

    http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/oregon-college-shooting/oregon-shooting-heroic-veteran-chris-mintz-was-shot-7-times-n437291

    Sadly you're 100% correct. Plus, you know, he's white. Whereas the shooter is half black and could be Obamas son.

  • How Your Brain Is Wired Reveals the Real You

    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-your-brain-is-wired-reveals-the-real-you/

    uh oh....

    Van Wedeen, a neuroscientist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, says that the findings could help to prioritize future research. For instance, one of the negative traits that pulled a brain farthest down the negative axis was marijuana use in recent weeks.

  • But, but pot cures cancer, actually makes your lungs healthy and makes you drive better.......