CaptainF
The Professional Poster
Just to clarify, what is spiritual illness?
A questionnaire of 10 (ten) random (non-political) statements.
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Dawgphood001 said:
The way I understand and believe it, it is a sense of not understanding one's place within the universe, or of consciously feeling separated from God.
Among diagnosable illnesses, I think mental ones are worse because there is such a stigma: no one looks down on you or criticizes you or calls you weak for breaking your arm. I know this because I was diagnosed with depression a week after breaking my arm, and one of these disorders provoked that reaction in people.
Spartan117
Immortal
1.Humanity is by its very nature evil.
Disagree; first, evil is a relative term, secondly, I don't believe human nature compels us to do anything. Society can force us to behave differently than we would in a jungle.
2.Spiritual enlightenment/wisdom can only be obtained through suffering.
I've never really thought about this one. I don't put too much weight in the wisdom of spirituality though.
3.The 21st Century will be the most tumultuous century in history.
Human events have been accerating constantly since Ancient Greece. The 21st century will be more tumultuous than all the centuries before it. The 22nd will be the same way, as will the 23rd, etc.
4.People are essentially the same.
True. Biologically, there is very little that separates one human from another.
5.Mental illness is the worst illness.
I'd agree with this one. Quite frankly mental illness scares me.
6.True peace can never be obtained.
Depends on your definition of Peace. People will always disagree, and it's unlikely that people will abandon violence in the near future. But I don't believe it out of the question.
7.God loves everyone. Atheist, criminal, different religion, doesn't matter.
I don't believe in an all powerful, involved God. If I was all powerful though, I could see me loving all my creations.
8.There is little or no difference between adults and children.
Strongly disagree. There are such huge differences in maturity between someone in thier 40's and someone in thier teens or younger.
9.The good die young.
Disagree. If anything, logic would imply the bad would die young. Statistics show niether side holds a monopoly on death.
10.Emotions are a hindrance to intelligence.
Without emotions, we would feel no urge to investigate and question our world. Emotions enable intelligence. But when we refuse to believe something scientifically proven for emotional reasons, then we only harm ourselves.
WHAT HE SAID FOR THE MOST PART, MIGHT DISAGREE ON NUMBER 8 THOUGH
Disagree; first, evil is a relative term, secondly, I don't believe human nature compels us to do anything. Society can force us to behave differently than we would in a jungle.
2.Spiritual enlightenment/wisdom can only be obtained through suffering.
I've never really thought about this one. I don't put too much weight in the wisdom of spirituality though.
3.The 21st Century will be the most tumultuous century in history.
Human events have been accerating constantly since Ancient Greece. The 21st century will be more tumultuous than all the centuries before it. The 22nd will be the same way, as will the 23rd, etc.
4.People are essentially the same.
True. Biologically, there is very little that separates one human from another.
5.Mental illness is the worst illness.
I'd agree with this one. Quite frankly mental illness scares me.
6.True peace can never be obtained.
Depends on your definition of Peace. People will always disagree, and it's unlikely that people will abandon violence in the near future. But I don't believe it out of the question.
7.God loves everyone. Atheist, criminal, different religion, doesn't matter.
I don't believe in an all powerful, involved God. If I was all powerful though, I could see me loving all my creations.
8.There is little or no difference between adults and children.
Strongly disagree. There are such huge differences in maturity between someone in thier 40's and someone in thier teens or younger.
9.The good die young.
Disagree. If anything, logic would imply the bad would die young. Statistics show niether side holds a monopoly on death.
10.Emotions are a hindrance to intelligence.
Without emotions, we would feel no urge to investigate and question our world. Emotions enable intelligence. But when we refuse to believe something scientifically proven for emotional reasons, then we only harm ourselves.
WHAT HE SAID FOR THE MOST PART, MIGHT DISAGREE ON NUMBER 8 THOUGH
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