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Brave toddler, 3, tried to escape and told mom 'I love you' while being 'exorcised' to death in church as prosecutors finally try to bring evil parents and grandfather to justice (www.dailymail.co.uk)

submitted 7 months ago by Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to c/exchristian@lemmy.one

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[–] Maeve@kbin.social 23 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

I asked someone who said they are a psychiatrist in another thread last week why belief* in any religion outside mainstream religions are classified as magical thinking while belief* in mainstream religions is not. I don't really care what beliefs people entertain as long as they're not mentally or physically harming* anyone, I just really want to know how DSM psychiatrists reconcile that.

*Autocorrect

[–] jkrtn@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If the organization has enough capital to hinder the APA, it is a religion. If they don't, it is magical thinking and delusion.

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

So the ToS* flavor of satanism stands a chance ay becoming non-delusional.

AI autocorrect and/or network latency is really annoying

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well, what did they say?

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I just really want to know how DSM psychiatrists reconcile that

Nothing lol

[–] ettyblatant@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

They are asking what the psychiatrist in the other thread said

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The difference is entirely political, not scientific.

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

Probably.

[–] exocrinous@startrek.website 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The reason why cult beliefs are considered mental illness is that most people don't understand psychiatric guidelines. Psychiatrists are not supposed to discriminate against patients for their cultural beliefs, and if they do, you can sue them for malpractice. Unfortunately, average joes aren't held to any psychiatric standard and can do whatever they want, and what some of them want is to discriminate against people different than themselves. If we want to change that, we need to take action to change that by telling cult haters to fuck off.

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago

I mean, I'm either atheist-agnostic or Omni -istic. I just find some decent ideas in several religions, but plenty of ideas that are hateful and disposable. Metaphors, similes, guidelines for ways that are either beneficial and constructive ways to direct use of our energy to ourselves and society, or very, very maladaptive and harmful. And that's how I use to differentiate what to keep and what to discard.