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Man who claims he spent 18 days in heaven says Jesus is a '6ft Mustang full of testosterone' | News Weird | Metro News (metro.co.uk)

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[–] inari@piefed.zip 27 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'd say it's a reaction to mental illness. An attempt by people to try to get a handle on something. If you look at religious people, they tend to all be a little off.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 4 days ago

It’s a broad range of problems they try to fill.

Alcoholism, various mental illnesses, loneliness, and desperation get new ones in. But I think the most problematic are the ones there for life and because the whole community is there. Or for political reasons.

[–] Zarobi@aussie.zone -4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ok what's "off" about me then? Tell me my mental illness.

It's pretty fucked up and bigoted to call every religious person mentally unwell.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

[intensely takes a look at Zarobi]

Hold on this might take a while.