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Originally Posted by Ohio
So when Jesus cast out the legion of demons from that guy living in tombs in Mark 5, He was only healing the guy of brain disease?
Uh huh! Sure!  |
Jesus' reputation as an exorcist was legendary. Unfortunately it did nothing to enhance the treatment of mental illness. Superstition ruled for most of 2000 years since and still holds sway over folks like yourself. It's totally useless when working with patients many of them subject to the same kind of beliefs themselves. Neuroscience has made amazing progress in understanding the human brain in the past 30 years to such an extent that psychiatric practice has not kept up. But, the images of demons you have in your mind are powerful symbols great for telling myths and legends that continue to populate our imagination in literature and film.