tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226216199663753298.post2588050405324288444..comments2023-07-28T09:29:30.176+01:00Comments on Nuts and Reasons: Godspotsquedulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09737971867539674984noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226216199663753298.post-62573348351892939562009-01-25T14:46:00.000+00:002009-01-25T14:46:00.000+00:00But, in the case of religion doesn't the belief ha...But, in the case of religion doesn't the belief have to come before any evidence that it works? It is, simply, "blind" belief.<BR/><BR/> I might consult a psychotherapist as an experiment to see if he can make me feel better. But I can't make myself believe in the supernatural as an experiment! The belief would have to be there to start with and then, I agree, it is quite conceivable that quedulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737971867539674984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226216199663753298.post-54299249991705966962009-01-25T10:37:00.000+00:002009-01-25T10:37:00.000+00:00This is what Dr.Arthur Janov say's:Why Religion an...This is what Dr.Arthur Janov say's:<BR/>Why Religion and Psychotherapy "work"<BR/>When I say “work” I mean that they can make us feel better. If they didn’t, they would surely fade away. There are many explanations for this. What we learn from placebo (medicine that is “sold” as a pain-killer but is inert) research helps this understanding. Aside from the merits or their lack in religion or Phillyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10466685449362507597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226216199663753298.post-67126971026594394062009-01-25T00:00:00.000+00:002009-01-25T00:00:00.000+00:00I've long suspected that religion was a neurosis, ...I've long suspected that religion was a neurosis, but it would be interesting to find scientific evidence to back up my hunch. Of course I won't declare that my hunch is true until the evidence is forthcoming. Unlike religionists.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782651018254307832noreply@blogger.com