Christians:If a doctor told u the reason u were sick was because of a demon would u believe them? Or go back?

Question

Christians want to believe in supernatural beings so bad. Lets put that test to medicine.

Yeah there would be no way to know (that was scientific). So why believe in other things that can't be proven (like God, Jesus rising from the grave, and the belief in heaven. It's contradictory to believe in the supernatural in one instance but not another.

Answer 1

christians are dumb enough to believe in anything

Answer 2

I don't think so! As an "aside", I used to be an Insurance Investigator. One particular case, I had to confirm the "treatments" given to a patient for a condition. I had to contact a variety of Acupuncturists. I asked pretty simple questions, which ought to have given simple responses. My question was (essentially) "If a patient presented to you with the following "symptoms" (listed comprehensively), where would YOU place the "needles"? The sheer magnitude of the varying responses was overwhelming - from Big Toe, to Behind the Left Ear, to along the spine, to You Name It. The inconsistency was unimaginable !

It seriously "cracked my faith" in the science (if that is what you could call it) of Acupuncture. I have no doubt that Acupuncturists serve a purpose, and they they probably heal the odd patient, or that some people swear by them. But I would have expected that their "profession" had some specific guidelines for healing specific complaints.

Same with "demons". Is a "demon" merely schizophrenia? Is it a false belief? I find it strange that it is ONLY people with a religious mind who get to see "demons" (whether they admit their religious mind or not). Why doesn't a Buddhist ever see a vision of Mary Magdalene? Why doesn't a Christian ever have a NDE (near-death experience) and tell of visions of reincarnation?

And why do we have more "respect" for Theologians (in matters of mental health and "demonology") than for Doctors, Scientists, Plumbers, or even Gardeners?

These are the BIG questions, aren't they?

Answer 3

Considering not any doctor I know took a class on infectious demonology. I would probably get a second opinion since doctors are not really a good authority on Theology. At least it’s not supposed to be their forte!

If I felt like the conditions were right for possession and all medical and psychological tests came back alright, I would consult a religious leader.

This question is like asking, “Hey If your Plumber told you that you needed a new gasket in your SUV to make it run faster, would you believe them?”

I would offer the same answer. I’d get a second opinion first.

Answer 4

If the words "help me" appeared on my chest and he said his considered medical opinion was that mere surgery wasn't going to clear it up, I'd be very interested in hearing what he had to say I should do about it. Funny, though, that you should mention about Christians wanting to believe in supernatural beings so bad. I answered a question earlier today put to atheists about their thoughts on ghosts and other supernatural beings, and alot of them said they would have no problem accepting or believing in their existence. To be fair, some flat out denied the existence of such things. Revealing. Most revealing.

Answer 5

The New Testament Greek for demon possessed is daimoniazomai (daimon derives from daio - to distribute). The New Testament Greek for moonstruck or epileptic is seleniazomai (selene is moon). Therefore, you can't strike yourself with the moon and you can't strike yourself with a demon. The azomai ending is middle voice. This means that it's active in syntax but passive in fact, and also could be reflexive back at oneself.

I don't think that a doctor would say that. A demon is a distributor of fates and fortunes. Distribution has the idea of sequence, as in a car engine. In fact, I think that the world of ungodly men is run like a car engine. Experts are called on at the "right time" to testify in court cases. It's all organised according to somebody's idea of the right sequence for things. Illnesses are organised by suggestion, compliance and relaxation, as in Robert Baker's social inducement analysis of hypnosis (I took it a bit further). I've heard it called in a "how to get rich" book "High Level Weirdness." It's called fate or fortune, but somebody's organising it strategically. Therefore phrases from a doctor who knows you and your family and also treats other people who might be business rivals etc. such as "it's just not your lucky day, is it?" might indicate that they're hooked into a larger system. Also, doctors that recommended painful genetic tests - the mark of the beast means the ancient system of stigmatising unmarried people who work because they want to. They're just too squeaky clean for the average criminal who thinks that life has to be tough. The mark of the beast is a prick in the right hand or forehead. I personally would consider these to be signs that a doctor wasn't looking out for my best interests. To the extent that waiting for things to go right in your life, as if waiting for your lucky break, could affect your health in terms of mood swings, self-hypnosis, addictions etc., then a "demonic" approach to life could very well be a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Answer 6

no I wouldn't believe the doctor " because" I am a born again christian. Once a christian becomes a believer there can't be anything demonic inhabiting that believer because light (God)and darkness (satan) can not abide in the same dwelling place. Worse case scenerio demons can taunt you at worse to aggravate you in the natural and in the spirit.

Answer 7

A doctor of medicine would never tell a patient that...even if they believed that.

I'm not sure how I feel about demons and illness - illness, mentally and physically are related to an imbalance somewhere in the body - what's so far fetched about negative energy causing imbalance?

Answer 8

This isnt even a real question.....you are just asking this to make fun of Christians.......but i will give a real answer. No I wouldnt believe that.....because a doctor cannot look at me and run tests and say that i am posessed of a demon. Eventually a priest may be able to see that someone is indeed tied down to possession..but a doctor? no way...they can't look into my heart and say that i have a demon...because God isnt scientifical...He isnt meant to be proved by science.....and neither are demons.

Answer 9

The thing is....a doctor would never tell you that because that's who they work for!!! Have you heard of the hippocratic oath? In order to become a licenced doctor you have to swear an oath to demons!!!! Look at the symbol of the medical establishment what do you see on it....SNAKES! what else do you need to know..'medicine' is a business it's not about healing!!!

Answer 10

after we visit a well being practitioner it really is for a reason ! In case the rationalization seems to be extreme we are able to take a 2d opinion merely to rule out undesirable prognosis . So in both situations we finally end up believing the well being practitioner !

Answer 11

go back where?Doctors do not give people these kind of prognosises & if I did have a demon, I would be the first one to know about it! Not a doctor!That is, unless you are talking about my great physician, Jesus!