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Damiano's Lute

David Dyer-Bennet dd-b at dd-b.net
Fri Nov 29 23:12:44 PST 2002

rone at ennui.org (definitely what) writes:

> David Dyer-Bennet writes:
>   rone at ennui.org (definitely what) writes:
>   > David Dyer-Bennet writes:
>   >   Hey, recovering from a major psychological problem *is* a big deal,
>   > I certainly hope you're not implying belief or faith are major
>   > psychological problems.
>   I wouldn't call it "implying".  I'm *asserting* it.  Big difference.
>   > you're not a psychologist, are you?
>   Nope, but I play one on the net.  (Most of the people arguing here
>   aren't psychologists, or priests, or philosophers, either; this is a
>   discussion among amateurs).
> 
> You're making a fairly heavy-handed assertion that i'd bet most
> psychologists would refute.  Perhaps you should stick to speculation.

The contents of the DSM ebb and flow politically all the time.  I
believe there already *is* a section of religious disorders, it just
doesn't go as far as I think it should. 
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