It seems hypocritical.
2007-01-27 09:05:44 · 8 answers · asked by Sifting 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Psychology goes into human delusion. You believe the Jews floated over the Atlantic and lived in America. Were then turned brown yet there is no evidence of their building structure.
2007-01-27 09:17:35 · update #1
what? I think you confuse the Latter Day Saints (Mormons) with the group that follows the science fiction writer L Ron Hubbard.
There is no connection between them. There is nothing in any LDS writings that condemns psychology. In fact, if a bishop thinks you may need that type of help, he will recommend it.
Want to rethink your question?
2007-01-27 09:22:28 · answer #1 · answered by mourning my dad 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Easy....go to college for about 6 years and get certified.
Addressing your false accusations and false assumptions that: 1. mormons are dilusional, and that 2, you can't be a psychologists and have a mental disorder, and 3 that mormons aren't logical.
1. There is no definintive or conclusive evidence for or against the teachings of mormonism. Essencially, you can find data to support either side of the arguement that you're on.
the book of mormon is the account of a relativly small group of people in a relativly small geographical area and not the tale of all of north and south america. Many believe that it took place in what is now southern Mexico and Guatemala. There are many ruins in that area some excavate, many still covered (including the largest of them). These include Tikal, Palenque, Coba, Lamani (in Belize), etc. There are loads of building in mesoamerica from this time frame. Interestingly, there are massive pyramids as well. You may remember that the Children of Israel (ie Jews) built the pyramids in Egypt. It doens't take a strech of the imagination to have their descendants build them elsewhere.
These people believed that a white god (they refer to as quetalcoatl) decended from heaven, taught them, and promised that he would return to them. The book of mormon teaches that Jesus Christ did just that. Their legend of Quetalcoatl is consistent with the account in the Book of Mormon of of Christ's visit to america.
I don't know if you're a religious person at all, but you could make the same (not particularly good) arguement about ANY religious person being a psychologist. Christians believe that moses parted the waters of the red sea, as do jews. Moslems
2. There are many individuals that are attracted to Psychology because they have a great desire to figure themselves out. Interestingly, Marriage counselors have one of the highest professional divorce rates.
3. Logic (or the lack thereof) isn't consistent with one group. there are logical and illogical christians (mormons included), athiests, muslims, budists, etc. Even scientists, who in theory, should be the most logical of all, have serious gaps in logic periodically.
It sounds to me like you just don't like Mormons for whatever reason and that you don't happen to be a particularly logical person yourself (and possibly slightly dilusional)
2007-01-30 21:42:37 · answer #2 · answered by Ender 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Explain. I'm Mormon, and i don't get what you mean.
Added: First of all there are building structures down there that date to the same time period, and some ruins coincidentally closely ressemble the ancient temples like solomon's. However, that is not why I believe in my religion. I believe, because I have prayed, and I have received answers to my prayers. If you are trying to call Mormons psychotic, I think it went over our heads (those who responded). There is a big difference between psychological dissorders and faith. I have faith in my religion just like other Christians have faith in theirs and in the same way that people of other religions have faith.
2007-01-27 17:13:56 · answer #3 · answered by moonman 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Last time I checked, Psychology is about a lot more then “human delusion”. It also deals with how what and why a human thinks. If you think that Mormons are “crazy”, then you would think there would be a lot more to help that. I’m sorry but you’re mistaken.
2007-01-28 12:47:41 · answer #4 · answered by Coool 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand why?
Is it because they used to allow polygamy?
Mormons are normally decent people who live by the Bible, and the main group has denounced polygamy.
Only a small splinter group still practices polygamy.
grace2u
2007-01-27 17:14:55 · answer #5 · answered by Theophilus 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The same way that any religious person can be a psychologist:
Applying what they know to everything except their religion.
2007-01-27 17:19:39 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. NoneofYourbusiness 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Why would it be hypocritical?
2007-01-27 17:12:05 · answer #7 · answered by Jack T 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
?? wha???
2007-01-27 17:12:01 · answer #8 · answered by Desperado 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋