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Originally Posted by Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra
Schizophrenics can also tend to 'feel' that their dog is talking to them, and people who get severe brain damage can sometimes act violent even 'feel'-ing the need to randomly butcher their own family on a Sunday afternoon.
There is NOTHING more foolish than basing reality entirely on your own perception. The human brain is an extremely fragile chemical device.
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Schizophrenia deals with auditory and visual hallucinations. Now if she said that she felt like God was speaking to her directly and she can repeat word for word what he said to her. That's schizophrenic but not just a general belief in a higher power.
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Originally Posted by Jack Pat
Yes, but the belief in a higher power is entirely normal -- while schizophrenia is not. The concept of God in mankind stems from the psychological need of knowing there is a "fatherly figure" watching over them. Now, does this mean there is or isn't a god? I cannot say for sure.
It all comes down to these questions... why does it matter if a person is theistic or not? What will you gain from it? What will they gain from it?
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The reason why it matters if someone is theistic or not is because people tend to judge all theistic people in the same way. They lump them into a certain category based off of previous experiences and so they feel like they know exactly how they will react to certain situations ahead of time based on their level of commitment to a God.