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Awhile back I wrote an article, “Religion and Mental Illness: How we define “hyper” religious and what does that mean.” It explores the link between hyper religion and mental illness. (See article below.)

Recently I thought about the stories in the bible. The bible was written over a span of 1500 years, by 40 writers. It has been said that unlike other religious writings, the Bible reads as a factual news account of real events, places, people, and dialogue. I personally don’t think this is true, and possibly some of those writers also suffered from mental illness. Or maybe Jesus was psychotic.

Now, let’s take a look at some of the stories that manifest symptoms of Mental Illness:

Jesus walked on water and could turn water into wine: Visual hallucinations?

Jesus heard the voice of God: Was he hearing voices and/or responding to audio internal stimulation?

Mary gave birth to Jesus without having sex with a human being: Were the writers delusional?

Jesus spent 40 days and 40 nights in the desert fasting and praying: Was Jesus suffering from social isolation and withdrawal?

Jesus died on the cross for our sins: Was that act a form of suicide?

If the writings in the bible are true, perhaps Jesus suffered from a mental illness. If not, it might not be so farfetched to think that those that wrote the bible shared mental health diseases.

Now, going back to my original article, I have grappled with the link between hyper religion and mental illness. I expect some people to be offended by this article but, it’s worth your comments and hopefully, a pleasant open minded discussion.

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/manic-depression/2012/09/18/religion-and-mental-illness-how-we-define-hyper-religion-and-what-does-that-mean/

APA Reference 
Loberg, E. (2016). Was Jesus Psychotic?.Psych Central. Retrieved on May 22, 2016, from http://blogs.psychcentral.com/manic-depression/2016/05/21/was-jesus-psychotic/  

I believe in Jesus as a symbol. I think god was more of an advanced scientist or an alien. I think there is either a god or an advanced alien (If there's a difference... alien just means outside of earth). I think a god would just have to be a living being good at science if he is real. It could not be some dumb guy flicking a finger now... It wouldn't fit with physics, chemistry and biology. I don't see much of a difference between a SUPER advanced alien and a god. 

I learned there are many Christ like figures before Christ in many religions... It includes virgin birth, death, resurrection...  (many of his key life experiences). It is a repeating story with different names.It shows me Christ does not sound so original.  It is seemed to be more symbolic.

It could be argued... In scientific terms... If the key events need scientific theories... 

Jesus walked on water and could turn water into wine: Visual hallucinations?

It is possible to walk on water if the water was salty enough...

Jesus turning water to whine is neat trick... 

http://www.viralnova.com/water-to-wine/

Jesus heard the voice of God: Was he hearing voices and/or responding to audio internal stimulation?

There is a the possibility he is communicating with an alien through advanced ear piece technology.

Mary gave birth to Jesus without having sex with a human being: Were the writers delusional?

It was injected sperm by someone.

Jesus died on the cross for our sins: Was that act a form of suicide?

Lots of scientists died... It might be possible he was raised by advanced alien rejuvenating tech... It might be a shock the the heart (clinically dead) or something not even discovered by humans.

Jesus fed a multitude of people with little fish and bread? 

It might be he was just good at dividing and those fish were the large tuna fishes that can get pretty big. There are some even bigger than people... 

^ I do think these  KEY events either happened once and is being retold through different names or never happened and it shows a message.

Bottom line... I do think it is symbolic. I think there is a god is a scientist from space. I would not say the bible describes this alien or alien race right. I don't think the bible describes this alien or alien race right. It is considering all the pre jewish/christian stories that are too similar. So.. I am trying to say is I think advance aliens might intervene, or have, or will on earth. I'm not sure everyone would call them a god. I think previous generations might have called aliens god if they showed up.. I don't see much of a difference between a god and an advanced alien who intervenes. It's just a matter of labels in my opinion.