Demon possession is often regarded as a concept which has been rendered unnecessary by modern psychiatry.?
What ancient writers called demon possession is said to be mental disorder of the various types which are familiar to psychiatrists today. It is then argued that since modern psychiatry can explain the phenomena formerly attributed to demon possession we no longer need to believe in the existence or activity of demons. Now bear in mind psychiatry is rarely able to explain mental disorder, it is however able to ‘describe’ it as we can see from its terminology, which is almost entirely symptomatic or descriptive in character. It deals with ‘descriptions’ more than ‘causes’ although in a few cases it is able to identify specific causes of mental disorder. You see, the term demon possession defines a cause of mental disease, and is in a different category from the descriptive terminology with which modern psychiatry works. In psychiatric terms we may diagnose the Gaderene demoniac of Mark: 5. 2-7 as suffering from a manic-depressive psychosis. At the time he met Jesus he was in a state of acute mania, and from his local reputation he appears to have been frequently in such a state. By calling his disease a manic-depressive psychosis one has simply described his condition as a disorder of his personality which manifests itself by the occurrence of attacks of either mania or depression, or both states at different times in the same person. The diagnosis therefore is a purely descriptive one and tells us nothing about the cause.
Question:
In this light, would you consider demon possession to be real and occurring in many individuals today, but has been misdiagnosed by modern psychiatry who see only the symptoms and not the causes?
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August 30th, 2010 at 7:02 am
It may have been done away with and unnecessary by psychology etc today but that doesn’t make it gone! It is more in the world today than ever before. But the secular world isn’t going to see it this way because they would rather be blinded by Satan than believe the truth.
August 30th, 2010 at 7:02 am
You are way lost, you are in need of correction.
August 30th, 2010 at 7:02 am
It’s psychological, and yes, neuropsychology can pinpoint the areas of the brain that are responsible for certain mental ailments.
August 30th, 2010 at 7:02 am
In that light? No, it does not imply that demonic possession is any more real than reading any other fable, fairy tale or book of superstitious lore. The notion that psychiatry can’t determine the causes of every single mental illness all the time does not necessary imply a supernatural source of that illness. All it implies is that they don’t know the actual cause in all cases. That conclusion SHOULD be the most basically logical and reasonable imaginable, but for some reason you haven’t come to that conclusion.
August 30th, 2010 at 7:02 am
it is only my personal observation , i think that psycology is highly associated with faith and with the relation of God. may God forgive me for that i have said something that i have insufficient knowledge.
with love,
August 30th, 2010 at 7:02 am
Why did you have to go and ruin a perfectly reasonable, intelligent question by putting a bible reference right in the middle of it?
The bible is barely a source for historical content, but it has zero value when it comes to science