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Re: Should be listed in DSM-IV

--- In nathaniel_branden@yahoogroups.com, "Lance N" <LanceVictor@t...>
wrote:
If two people think
> they are debating the merits of their respective spiritualities
simply by
> comparing (and mocking) each other's particular mythos (particular
method of
> conveying and internalizing their spiritual principles) they're both
off
> track--and "religious".

I like what you say about myth.

As far as looking at religion from a pragmatic or "useful" standpoint,
that makes sense to me. If a person's individual religious experience
makes them a better person, how they deal with themselves, and with
others, then to me it is a good religious experience.





Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:04 pm

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Dr. Branden offers a brief definition of mental illness on pg. viii of The Disowned Self; "Since man's life depends on his cognitive contact with reality, the...
Joseph
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Aug 9, 2005
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I agree. What about habitual viewing of sports? Or collecting things (like beanie babies, or baseball cards, or stamps, or nearly anything else)? ... From:...
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I don't know about those things... I have been asking myself if even certain sexual disorders belong in the DSM-IV such as fetishism and exhibitionism. The...
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... reason, ... It's not that simple. You say it yourself when you talk about ~your~ experience with it. Religion is pluralistic- you are dealing with an...
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Well I certainly don't think "deviation from the norm" (or mean) is a worthwhile way of diagnosing disorders. Do we really need a book that just lists all the...
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... It really depends on how you're defining/using "Religion". I tend to agree with you, and define/use "Religion" as "a codified/ritualized type of ...
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... wrote: If two people think ... simply by ... method of ... off ... I like what you say about myth. As far as looking at religion from a pragmatic or...
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