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   XPost: alt.atheism, alt.agnosticism   
   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   On Jun 10, 2019, Mike_Duffy wrote   
   (in article):   
      
   > On Sun, 09 Jun 2019 22:59:22 -0230, David Dalton wrote:   
   >   
   > > This might be of interest to these groups since it presents some evidence   
   > > that many past religious figures were mentally ill at times.   
   >   
   > David, there are a lot of people who are not in any way religious to speak   
   > of who at one time or another find themselves outside of their optimal   
   > mental performance envelope.   
   >   
   > For example, most of us at some times during life become depressed.   
   > Usually, we do not seek professional help. We opt instead to simply use   
   > friends as a sounding board and re-arrange our priorities to the point   
   > where we can find a way to go forward.   
   >   
   > Sometimes, we might be embarassed to approach friends, and instead use the   
   > anonymity of an Internet pseudonym. If you look closely, a lot of people   
   > posting here meet the criteria of mental illness.   
      
   I said that many religious figures were mentally ill at times, not that   
   everyone who is mentally ill is a religious figure.   
      
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   David Dalton dalton@nfld.com http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)   
   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)   
   “Goin' away far across the sea/But I'll be back for you/I'm gonna tell   
   you everything I know/Baby, everything is true” (Van Morrison)   
      
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