Sunburn74
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The good subset of people are paranoid schiophrenics who do indeed often say god speaks to them directly
These people often have tangible differences in brain structure that are different from controls
The fact there is a disorder associated with hyperreligiosity should make you concerned about where the origins and maintenance of religion comes from. When historians look back in time, the oracle at delphi is alleged to almost certainly be a schizophrenic and was a major religious leader at the time. Was st paul? It could also be argued he was. and so on...
If I show you studies showing fmri differences between schizophrenics and controls what does that prove to you? There are many studies available on the matter such as the one below. You can't make the diagnosis based on imaging. The diagnosis is clinical. However, when people study these individuals they find certain brain changes that are interesting, even in childhood sometimes.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22480958
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22474104
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22464726
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22454243
I really can go on and on listing studies.
If you want to read more on the diagnosis schizophrenia, I suggest you reference the DSM and start there. However, what I am telling you about features and themes of this psychiatric disorder is quite true and comes from both taught and first hand experience.
These people often have tangible differences in brain structure that are different from controls
The fact there is a disorder associated with hyperreligiosity should make you concerned about where the origins and maintenance of religion comes from. When historians look back in time, the oracle at delphi is alleged to almost certainly be a schizophrenic and was a major religious leader at the time. Was st paul? It could also be argued he was. and so on...
If I show you studies showing fmri differences between schizophrenics and controls what does that prove to you? There are many studies available on the matter such as the one below. You can't make the diagnosis based on imaging. The diagnosis is clinical. However, when people study these individuals they find certain brain changes that are interesting, even in childhood sometimes.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22480958
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22474104
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22464726
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22454243
I really can go on and on listing studies.
If you want to read more on the diagnosis schizophrenia, I suggest you reference the DSM and start there. However, what I am telling you about features and themes of this psychiatric disorder is quite true and comes from both taught and first hand experience.
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