XPost: alt.mythology, talk.religion.misc, alt.religion   
   XPost: alt.folklore   
   From: a202010@lycos.com   
      
   David Dalton wrote:   
      
   > I think Moses was probably bipolar like me and   
   > was inspired to his messages rather than   
   > receiving them via a voice in his head.   
      
   > But if he did have a voice in his head and   
   > told that to a modern psychiatrist he would   
   > be diagnosed as schizophrenic or schizoaffective.   
      
   David Dalton wrote:   
      
   > I think Moses was probably bipolar like me and   
   > was inspired to his messages rather than   
   > receiving them via a voice in his head.   
      
   > But if he did have a voice in his head and   
   > told that to a modern psychiatrist he would   
   > be diagnosed as schizophrenic or schizoaffective.   
      
      
      
   have you ever heard of two people hearing   
   the same "voice" at the same time?   
      
      
   12:1  And YHWH spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,   
      
   12:43  And YHWH said unto Moses and Aaron, This is <...>   
      
      
   and many people are said to have seen and heard noises   
   and thunderings from the place where Moses is said to   
   be "hearing" things. so, this doesn't seem to be a   
   "voices in my head" phenomenon.   
      
      
   19:9  And YHWH said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud,   
         that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe   
         thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto YHWH.   
      
   19:11  And be ready against the third day: for the third day YHWH   
          will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.   
      
   20:18  And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings,   
          and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and   
          when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.   
   20:19  And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear:   
          but let not God speak with us, lest we die.   
      
      
   20:22  And YHWH said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the   
          children of Israel,Ye have seen that I have talked   
          with you from heaven.   
      
      
   > As you say, if the psychiatrist was there on   
   > the mount with Moses and also heard the   
   > voice of God he or she might then not label   
   > Moses as mentally ill.   
      
      
   maybe there was an "ancient psychiatrist" among the 'people'   
      
   who said, "welp, this isn't just moses hearing voices"   
      
   so, i'm not going to join you in your opinion at this time.   
      
      
      
   > And in my case if   
   > my psychiatrist had been with me when I   
   > had a blue rose vision and also saw the blue   
   > rose he or she might treat me differently.   
      
      
   who do you believe, your self or the psychiatrist?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)