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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 09:38 PM Original message |
A word about accusations of mental illness |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. Good point. Very good. But no answers, not from me. |
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klook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. One big difference |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 09:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Thanks for a valid objection, but consider |
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klook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 10:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Lisa's friends would have to all believe in Donald, |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 10:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. God, Yahweh, Allah, Jehovah, Krishna, Ahura Mazda, Donald, etc. |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 09:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. But to continue the OP's analogy, |
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klook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 10:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. But religious people feel they've had personal contact |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. I've asked that question many times myself. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. OK, can't see much difference in the absolute belief of the unseen, |
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BeatleBoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. Lisa Needs Risperdal, the Church Goer Doesn't |
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klook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 10:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. That's a hilarious pic! |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 10:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. First of all, I love your sig-graphic |
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grannylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
8. Very interesting question! As a Christian, I am certainly not offended by |
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badgerpup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm not good at expressing this... |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 02:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. I like the "a priori" argument |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
13. I've had good success dealing with the truly ill |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
16. William James (brother of Henry) addressed this question long ago in |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 08:19 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Thanks for the tip--I'll look into it |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 05:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
28. Yes, And Mentally Ill People Have Negative Effects |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
17. I'm not trying to be flip... |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 08:19 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Struck you as odd? Let me tell you! |
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bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-13-06 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
18. It seems to me |
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Finder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 03:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Good post. The part about group delusion is spot on. Fatima miracle... |
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Random_Australian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 02:39 AM Response to Original message |
19. Choice. The believer makes a choice based on what they want. |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
24. It's Simple |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 05:11 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I agree with you, Southpawkicker. |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 05:18 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Thanks Maat |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 05:38 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Here is a terrific example of how a thread in R/T should go. |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 05:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Pleasant, But With A Lively Discussion, No Name Calling |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 05:46 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Exactly! |
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okasha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
27. Gee whiz, |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 05:25 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Oh Now, I Think You Are Taking Away The OP's |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 05:35 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Excellent point, |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 05:39 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Unless They Are Mentally Ill As Well |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
30. Religion is not a mental illness... |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 05:37 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Well, Glad You Could Sort Of Denounce The OP |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 06:20 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Lol, sorry |
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salvorhardin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
37. pnwmom, Maat and okasha have the right answer I think |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
38. Your anecdote sounds nothing like any mentally ill person I've known. |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-14-06 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
40. Locking |
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