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Much like religion, secularists or those who espouse for a secular political/governmental order come in all shades and dimensions, and thus cannot all be painted under the same brush. Yet if we look at people who vehemently endorse secularism there seems to be a common pattern arise and that is, a strong correlation between secularism and mental illness. Many of these types of secularists exhibit symptoms of multitudes of psychological disorders and distresses. There is a common tendency for such secularists to display the characteristics of Histrionic Personality Disorder or suffer from abject states of depression due to this imagined fatalism that they fear due to religion having the predominant sway in the pervasive social and political order. I'm not writing this to bash secularists but understanding the psychological dimensions of what motivates specifically these kinds of secularists. Yet the overwhelming body of people who adhere to a spiritual or religious belief and stress the importance of religion in the social and political sphere live with hope, optimism and comparatively better psychological health. Discuss.
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Last edited by RevolutionThroughReason; 03-19-2012, 11:35 PM.[QUOTE=Afghanistan2010;658085][B]He is no different [COLOR="Red"]than us[/COLOR][/B],[B]he[COLOR="Red"] blindly believes [/COLOR]in the words [COLOR="Red"]of other men[/COLOR][/B],:[/QUOTE]
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we'll let the audience decide.[QUOTE=Afghanistan2010;658085][B]He is no different [COLOR="Red"]than us[/COLOR][/B],[B]he[COLOR="Red"] blindly believes [/COLOR]in the words [COLOR="Red"]of other men[/COLOR][/B],:[/QUOTE]
2010 Admitting he's a blind believer not in God, but what other men says.Comment
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I think RevolutionThroughReason has an Edge to him, if I say so myself
"2 crackheads don't become any better or stronger by sharing the same crack pipe." - Greatest PF quoteComment
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Do I now? thanks BZA[QUOTE=Afghanistan2010;658085][B]He is no different [COLOR="Red"]than us[/COLOR][/B],[B]he[COLOR="Red"] blindly believes [/COLOR]in the words [COLOR="Red"]of other men[/COLOR][/B],:[/QUOTE]
2010 Admitting he's a blind believer not in God, but what other men says.Comment
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The audience seems to agreeComment
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without being presumptuous, it appears you''re resembling some of these traits of mental illness, i.e. delusion , are you by chance a vociferous patron of secularism?[QUOTE=Afghanistan2010;658085][B]He is no different [COLOR="Red"]than us[/COLOR][/B],[B]he[COLOR="Red"] blindly believes [/COLOR]in the words [COLOR="Red"]of other men[/COLOR][/B],:[/QUOTE]
2010 Admitting he's a blind believer not in God, but what other men says.Comment
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The case of Andrea Yates suggests religious people are more likely to be mentally Ill than secularists, doesn't it?Comment
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Interesting article on the link between mental illness and religious people.Comment
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Sure we can find cases ad-nauseum, we're talking about general macroscopic patterns. Most very zealous secularists are very depressed.Originally posted by roadrunner View Post[QUOTE=Afghanistan2010;658085][B]He is no different [COLOR="Red"]than us[/COLOR][/B],[B]he[COLOR="Red"] blindly believes [/COLOR]in the words [COLOR="Red"]of other men[/COLOR][/B],:[/QUOTE]
2010 Admitting he's a blind believer not in God, but what other men says.Comment
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Originally posted by al-arab
I don't think you have the slightest clue what this thread is about.[QUOTE=Afghanistan2010;658085][B]He is no different [COLOR="Red"]than us[/COLOR][/B],[B]he[COLOR="Red"] blindly believes [/COLOR]in the words [COLOR="Red"]of other men[/COLOR][/B],:[/QUOTE]
2010 Admitting he's a blind believer not in God, but what other men says.Comment
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some religious people in this forum makes religion seem so unappealing to me lately. i don't know if it's me disliking them or the way they speak of it.
I am no bird, and no nest ensnares me.
non commercial would cost less if he was in charge himself which he plans on doing. right now it's n herat but soon it will be in qanadahar.
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Originally posted by roadrunner View Post
Mental Health.net is more relevantly authorative than an "about.com" blurb which has unsubstantiated claims.
Religiosity seems to have a protective effect against suicide. Exactly which religion(s), during what ages/developmental periods, and among which ethnicities remain unanswered questions. Many of the studies of the relationship between religion and suicide have been too small, contradictory, or flawed to make overall conclusions. However, research suggests that in the United States, areas with higher percentages of individuals without religious affiliation have correspondingly higher suicide rates.[QUOTE=Afghanistan2010;658085][B]He is no different [COLOR="Red"]than us[/COLOR][/B],[B]he[COLOR="Red"] blindly believes [/COLOR]in the words [COLOR="Red"]of other men[/COLOR][/B],:[/QUOTE]
2010 Admitting he's a blind believer not in God, but what other men says.Comment
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Originally posted by DaZahroJaam. View Post
They're not truly religious; they merely adopt the garb of religiosity to represent their egos.[QUOTE=Afghanistan2010;658085][B]He is no different [COLOR="Red"]than us[/COLOR][/B],[B]he[COLOR="Red"] blindly believes [/COLOR]in the words [COLOR="Red"]of other men[/COLOR][/B],:[/QUOTE]
2010 Admitting he's a blind believer not in God, but what other men says.Comment
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so now you have got that mental illness.
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