Easy answer: Psychotics do not have the political power of organized
religions.
Rick Froman wrote:
> My question is: if the whole idea of religious belief is such a
ludicrous
> delusion, why would anyone feel insulted or condemned? I wouldn't feel
> insulted if a psychotic individual held the delusion that I was going
to
> burn in Hell unless I performed a solo tango at midnight (everyone
knows
> this is a delusion since it obviously takes two to tango). I would
just
> consider the source. I guess people are just more easily offended
today.
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