Posted by JahL on March 16, 2001, at 10:14:08
In reply to Re: What DOES one do?, posted by Dr. Bob on March 14, 2001, at 21:18:53
> > 1. The post by Sanzio is insulting to my religion. I am an atheist (really), and I neither believe there is a god nor that if there is, it has any power. I cannot understand why any god would destroy peoples' lives with any mental illness. And gods and their worship is the single greatest cause of death in the world through battles predating history. If god is the creator of these diseases, I will worship satan -- at least he has fun!
> I think especially when it comes to religion it would help here to lean over backwards to be tolerant of the views of others...Dr Bob. How can leaning over backwards to accommodate irrational systems of thinking ever be helpful? Especially on an information-based site such as this, which depends upon the quality of its postings for its credibility?
Besides, pandering to illogical religious musings justs encourages them. As Ted suggests, organised religion has few redeeming qualities & the world wld be a better place w/o it.
> > The sun is shining. It is a new day. Ask yourself ho can I process my feelings today. I believe that feeling Traumatized is a composite of unaddressed feelings. Fear anger resentment in collision. How can I clear and transform theses negative feelings so that I have room for joy. We can process our Trauma in several ways. 1.Talk to a friend 2. Keep a journal write your Trauma out 3. Get up out that bed > Exercise. Clean the house. Brush your teeth. Move do not give in to the Trauma. 4. Pray and ask the God of your understanding to remove the fear, the anger, the resentment. Believe it or not God will remove the Trauma. 5. Do not be selfish and self centered today. Ask what can I do for someone else today? Then do it.
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> Actually, I could imagine someone having the above point of view. Seriously. It's maybe kind of Eastern...So because there's some pseudo-cultural feel to Sanzio's comments, they are credible? Political correctness (urgh!)?
Mass-suicide, advocated & practised by a number of Japanese religious sects, also seems also to be kinda Eastern...Respectfully,
Jah.
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