April 14, 2025 – B

There are people who take religion seriously.
Qualifying them for a psychological diagnosis of delusional,
if not schizophrenic.

They sometimes hear voices and see visions,
and frequently speak of "God's will."

What starts out with them
"taking things on faith,"
quickly morphs into certainty and conviction,
leading them to transform  things they believe
into factual reality in no time at all.

People who have been "brainwashed"
have to be "deprogrammed"
and are sometimes slow to transition
back into "normal reality."

How does religion escape the designation
of psychological abnormality?
Perhaps because of the large percentage of
the worldwide population who are so affected?
Which means we are living in a certifiably crazy
environment wherever we live. No?