"Someone who has for example become radicalised to a cult ideology -- we might stop seeing that as a personal choice that they have chosen as a result of pure free will and may start treating it as some kind of mental disturbance," Taylor said. "In many ways it could be a very positive thing because there are no doubt beliefs in our society that do a heck of a lot of damage."
> > From: turquoiseb <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, June 1, 2013 8:01 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Scientist: Religious fundamentalism is a mental > illness > > Â > I heartily agree with her premise, but have my doubts > about her theory that it's curable. > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/31/kathleen-taylor-religious-fundamentalism-mental-illness_n_3365896.html > --- In [email protected], Mike Dixon <mdixon.6569@...> wrote: > > Yes, the Soviets would have said the same thing. "If you don't like what we > want for you, you must be anti-social and must be treated for your disorder". > Then you were institutionalized and fed a concoction of drugs to set your > mind "free" or until you agreed with the state and saw their point of view. >
