Could the very high rate of mental illness in Europe be related to religion decline?

[edge]

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Surely it's reasonable to assume that your accusatory tone here indicates that you believe the opposite of the above to be true. ie, the sin of the Holocaust did increase the amount of strokes, etcetera.





Sin is one of those magic words that can mean whatever you want it to, is it, DOC? You should take up ufology.



Drivel.

Akhenaten

Were going to call you Drivel Man, [AK Drivel Man] from now on, must be your favorite word?

When you come to the table this is all you bring. Drivel.
Sin is what is in opposition against pure morality.

 

[zooterkin]

Akhenaten

Were going to call you Drivel Man, [AK Drivel Man] from now on, must be your favorite word?

When you come to the table this is all you bring. Drivel.
Sin is what is in opposition against pure morality.

Or possibly there's a reason why you see the word a lot in reply to your and DOC's posts.

 

[catsmate]

As a P.G. Wodehouse fan I take exception to the word wooster in this context.

I know and I'm sorry for the insult to Wodehouse (and Hugh Laurie for his portrayal of that man-about-town). However I find the term just too appropriate for certain purveyors of woo.

 

[joobz]

Akhenaten

Were going to call you Drivel Man, [AK Drivel Man] from now on, must be your favorite word?

When you come to the table this is all you bring. Drivel.

Edge,
Except for DOC, you are likely alone in that opinion.

Sin is what is in opposition against pure morality.

odd, Considering that "pure morality" has changed throughout the centuries, we can assume that sin does as well.

 

[Edward Palamar]

Fire is readily accessible. A supernatural being is somewhat less so.

Which is why Christ says "While ye have the light," (Who is Christ Jesus), "walk with the light."

 

[Elizabeth I]

Which is why Christ says "While ye have the light," (Who is Christ Jesus), "walk with the light."

Kind of puts the kibosh on your "fire is hot" argument, doesn't it?

 

[dafydd]

I know and I'm sorry for the insult to Wodehouse (and Hugh Laurie for his portrayal of that man-about-town). However I find the term just too appropriate for certain purveyors of woo.

I prefer the term 'delusionaut'.

 

[dafydd]

Which is why Christ says "While ye have the light," (Who is Christ Jesus), "walk with the light."

Said. If he ever existed then he has been brown bread for a long time.

 

[Multivac]

In the best of sanity, it cannot be denied that there is only one God, one Faith, and one Religion. Think about it. Quoting a fluctuating source (as wiki is) only indicates that the variance is currently in favor of fragmented rather than wholistic thinking.

Of course it can be denied. Billions of people on this planet either do not believe in any god, or believe in a different god. These people are called atheists, budhists, seiks, muslims etc.

 

[Multivac]

The writings, as was all else, were from Christ's Father.

Didn't know that Joseph had written anything.

 

[Edward Palamar]

Of course it can be denied. Billions of people on this planet either do not believe in any god, or believe in a different god. These people are called atheists, budhists, seiks, muslims etc.

Keywords here : "the best of sanity".

 

[joobz]

Keywords here : "the best of sanity".

I understand that you are attempting to make your argument with clever, pithy posts. However, you are failing to communicate what you want to communicate. Your posts generally do not offer any logical connection to the posts they are responding to. In the instances they do, you fail to actually address the argument that was being made.

You may have a very lucid and well thought out argument. Perhaps you will change some opinions here, mine included. However, You are simply failing to convey anything of substance.

 

[dafydd]

Keywords here : "the best of sanity".

Elaborate please. That means nothing.

 

[Edward Palamar]

I maintain that an increase in secularism and decrease in religiosity could be a major reason.

And you are correct.

 

[Mashuna]

Keywords here : "the best of sanity".

Yep, even with that caveat, your statement is still incorrect. Possibly more so.

 

[joobz]

And you are correct.

He's not even correct about a trend. So how could he be correct about a relationship?

I sincerely recommend reading Tim's post on the topic. It summarizes what we DO know. It is clearly in opposition to what you want to be true.

 

[Roadtoad]

Is this a thread for a serious discussion of this topic, or is it simply here to boost the religitrolls' post counts?

So far, I have yet to see evidence that a lack or religious belief creates any kind of mental illness. Based on what I'm reading, there's a whole array of mental conditions that are being taken into account in the studies, and there's some variance as to how they rate in each one. Perhaps I'm missing something, but is there one study that actually qualifies as "Apples to Apples" in its applications? Just asking.

 

[Akhenaten]

Akhenaten

Were going to call you Drivel Man, [AK Drivel Man] from now on, must be your favorite word?

When you come to the table this is all you bring. Drivel.
Sin is what is in opposition against pure morality.

Piffle.

 

[pakeha]

...Sin is what is in opposition against pure morality.

Pure morality.
An interesting term.
Would you apply it to a man who tries to kill his own son, claiming god told him to do it?
How about a father who offers his daughters for a round of rape with the local bullies?

 

[welshdean]

Originally Posted by edge
Akhenaten

Were going to call you Drivel Man, [AK Drivel Man] from now on, must be your favorite word?

When you come to the table this is all you bring. Drivel.
Sin is what is in opposition against pure morality.

Piffle.

That's why we love you man.