Are Theists against psychiatry because they know, subconsciously, that Theism is a form of Mental Illness?
Documentation and Sources for the supposition that Theism, Extreme Political Ideology, and a belief in the Paranormal are based on Genetics/Brain Damage, Indoctrination, and Mental Illness.
► Links to Spirituality Found in the Brain
http://www.livescience.com/health/spirituality-brain-link-100211.html
Scientists have identified areas of the brain that, when damaged, lead to greater spirituality. The findings hint at the roots of spiritual and religious attitudes, the researchers say.
► Political Preference Is Half Genetic
http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/070524_ideological_leaning.html
► Are We Predisposed to Political Beliefs?
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=are-we-predisposed-to-political-beliefs
► Why People Believe Invisible Agents Control the World
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=skeptic-agenticity
A Skeptic’s take on souls, spirits, ghosts, gods, demons, angels, aliens and other invisible powers that be.
► Demon-Haunted Brain ( Preview )
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=demon-haunted-brain
If the brain mediates all experience, then paranormal phenomena are nothing more than neuronal events
► The Superstitious Pigeon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f15PNrk94kg&feature=channel_page
► Church Pastors Dismiss Mental Illness
http://www.livescience.com/health/081015-church-mental.html
► Penn & Teller: Season 3 Episode 9 - "Signs From Heaven"
http://www.tv-links.cc/redir4.php?l=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5mcmVlLXR2LXZpZGVvLW9ubGluZS5pbmZvL3BsYXllci9tZWdhdmlkZW8ucGhwP2lkPUtYSUpTMkFQ
► Diners report seeing Virgin Mary in food griddle
http://news.aol.com/article/virgin-mary-griddle-sighting/457483?icid=main%7Cmain%7Cdl1%7Clink3%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fvirgin-mary-griddle-sighting%2F457483
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April 22nd, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Scientologists sure hate them for a reason
April 22nd, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Yawn.
April 22nd, 2010 at 5:52 pm
I think not:
http://www.christiantherapists.us/
http://www.rasalam.com/www.christianpsychiatry.com/
April 22nd, 2010 at 5:52 pm
I don’t really consider Scientologists to be "theists". I don’t know of any other theists who are against psychiatry.
April 22nd, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Those report monkeys have really had an effect on you, huh?
April 22nd, 2010 at 5:52 pm
I can’t speak for all theists because we’re not all the same. But personally, I’m not against psychiatry. You can call my belief a mental illness. I’ve been called worse.
April 22nd, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Penn and Teller? Seriously? I would have left that one off. Since when are they experts on theism?
April 22nd, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Then why do people send the kids to Catholic or Sunday school?. According to you the best religious training would be mental institutions.
April 22nd, 2010 at 5:52 pm
It may be a result of indoctration, but so is speech, atheism, and normal social behavior. I know theists who seek out physchological help when they need it, and even pastors and rabbis who will recommend physchologists to followers who need help. You’re painting with a really big brush there, and I really hope that religious people can accept that not all of us are as insensitive as you are if I can accept that not all religious people are as insensitive as certain nuts who shall go nameless.
April 22nd, 2010 at 5:52 pm
I wouldn’t say that is is genetic/brain damage, as those two are not related. The closest to would be that Paranoid Schizophrenia is caused by physical brain damage and often runs in families, but is not genetically.
And I would also not go to say it is a mental illness, just a form of insanity!
I trust that many other atheists would at least disagree with your presentations, ergo no, atheists do not feel such way about psychiatry!
April 22nd, 2010 at 5:52 pm
My Priest is a practicing psychiatrist.