SecularFuture

What’s the difference between a religious person hearing the voice of a god, and a psychotic person hearing the voice of his/her “imaginary friend”? Is there a difference? How could one tell the difference?

sweep

Well I must have a door in the back of my head
where I dump out all the crap so I can just feel solid again
no more sittin around thinkin about your hair
cause I must have a door in the back of my, back of my head

I got a beautiful new Asian girlfriend
she comes over and hangs around for days in my bed
you can`t seriously believe I`m thinking about you man
cause I must have a door in the back of my, back of my head

well it`s a brand new day and I`m walking around old town
I feel cool as shit cause I got no thoughts keeping me down
I`m thinking blah de blah blah blah to your trip
cause I must have a door in the back of my, back of my head
back of my head

must have a door there

Family Man

I really doubt if they are hearing a "voice in the head" in the same way a psychotic person does. In all likelihood, they are projecting the expectation that is implanted into them by their religion and turning the normal thoughts that everyone has into a message from God.

And a suspect a great deal of pious exaggeration is piled on top, just to be sure.

SecularFuture

Nice song.

SecularFuture

Very nice explanation!

BadBadBad

What about Satan? If you hear the voice of God in your head, do you need to see a psychiatrist, or is it actually God, or is it actually Satan trying to fool you. Which did these OT characters talk to and how can you tell?

PaladInChrist

Or it is real, but who would possibly give that possibility any attention?

Godless Dave

I think we are. But even if that is a real possibility, how would you tell the difference? And how could you expect anyone else to believe your account?

sweep

dandy warhols +p

Hey I said you`re godless and
it seems like you`re a souless friend
as spotless as you were back then
I swear that you are godless
hey I guess you`re lonely when
I gave you all it took so then
a stranger there is ever been
I guess, it`s what you wanted
it seems lonely I would be
I begged, I plead
but this is all that I have gotten
hey as for the day my friend
to hope that you could ever bend
I swear you are, I swear you are
I swear, that you are godless

hey I said you`re godless
hey and you`re a souless friend
hey I said you`re heartless
and I swear, I swear
godless
godless
you`re godless

PaladInChrist

I don't, thats why I don't use it as evidence in my arguments.