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cbayer

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1. I think that's a leap and pretty broad brush, Odin.
Tue Apr 17, 2012, 09:38 PM
Apr 2012

Particularly since the people I believe you are ascribing this to tend to be involved in highly socialized groups, which would be atypical for this type of personality disorder.

I think saying that would be equivalent to saying that atheist nuttiness is associated with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. While you could probably bend some of the criteria to make the case, I doubt that it's true.

Anyway, I generally object to making psychiatric diagnoses for whole groups, particularly when it comes to personality disorders. And I particularly object to using it as a weapon or offensive tactic.

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