The Interrelationship between Religiosity and Psychosis

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I found a reference to this study in an article at a Christian website in Denmark, WHO: ’Religiøse mennesker’ oplever oftere psykoser (Udfordringen.dk, June 15, 2018)


PE = psychotic experience
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Among individuals with religious affiliations, those who reported more religiosity on four of five indices had increased odds of PEs. Focussed and more qualitative research will be required to unravel the interrelationship between religiosity and PEs.
Psychotic experiences and religiosity: data from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys (Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Feb. 16, 2018)
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yep.
Before you are tested for certain mental illnesses, you have to tell whether you are religious or not.
In short, what is crazy for atheists is normal for theists...
 
dann said:
I found a reference to this study in an article at a Christian website in Denmark, WHO: ’Religiøse mennesker’ oplever oftere psykoser (Udfordringen.dk, June 15, 2018)


PE = psychotic experience
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There is an association with the schizophrenias, mood disorders of the manic type and 'religiosity'.

However culturally appropriate beliefs used to be taken into consideration as well.
 
Thor 2 said:
Huuum ....... does that mean theists can believe in more crazy stuff before they are considered crazy than atheists?:confused:
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The disclaimer user to be (I was familiar with the DSM-V and IV) is that if there is a cultural belief in 'demons' then that general belief is culturally appropriate, the belief that a demons is possessing you and causing you to hear voices is not.
 
Dancing David said:
The disclaimer user to be (I was familiar with the DSM-V and IV) is that if there is a cultural belief in 'demons' then that general belief is culturally appropriate, the belief that a demons is possessing you and causing you to hear voices is not.
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So it's OK to believe demons exist but not OK to believe they can get inside of people.

But, but, but, Jesus drove demons out of some guys and into pigs as I recall???

My nephew is into driving demons out of people big time. Cures all kind of ailments including homosexuality this way. Seems relatively sane in all other aspects but I guess he must be a nutter.
 
Thor 2 said:
So it's OK to believe demons exist but not OK to believe they can get inside of people.

But, but, but, Jesus drove demons out of some guys and into pigs as I recall???

My nephew is into driving demons out of people big time. Cures all kind of ailments including homosexuality this way. Seems relatively sane in all other aspects but I guess he must be a nutter.
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how are the pigs doing ?

one proof would be to document the now demon pigs
or actually show any real effects of the claim of demons doing anything ever
repeatedly

or just capture a demon for all to see !

but no records of anyone doing so ever anywhere :jaw-dropp
 
nota said:
how are the pigs doing ?

one proof would be to document the now demon pigs
or actually show any real effects of the claim of demons doing anything ever
repeatedly

or just capture a demon for all to see !

but no records of anyone doing so ever anywhere :jaw-dropp
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Well the pigs in question, (the ones Jesus dealt with), were killed by jumping off a cliff as the story goes. In the twisted logic of the believer the demons are either killed or neutralised in this way. Some may remember the movie "The Exorcist" where the hero priest took the nasty demon from the girl into himself and then dove out the window.

Not being numbered amongst the faithful it makes no sense to me at all. If these demons are just spiritual beings how can killing the host kill or neutralise them?
 
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