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Finally, proof that religion is (socially accepted) mental illness?
We've know that religious fundamentalism is a mental illness for a very long time already. Being religious in and of itself isn't the problem. It's when you insist everyone else has to do what you want.
I believe the key difference is humility vs arrogance. The humble approach to religion is to acknowledge that religion is purely hope and that no one knows what happens when we die because there is zero evidence of a soul, or God, or heaven. But the arrogant approach to religion claims to have exclusive knowledge without any proof. They turn religion into an abusive cult where they speak for God and everyone else must get in line without questioning (needing evidence.)
I mean, that's exactly what this paper is about. One is mental illness, while the other isn't.