'Delusions may not always indicate a severe mental illness—sometimes they are just evidence of variations in our inherited brain circuitry.'
One study of the resilience of delusions was performed in 1959. Psychologist Milton Rokeach brought together three male schizophrenic patients who all identified as Christ. They lived together for two years in the Ypsilanti State Hospital. At first, the patients got along well, but then, their conversations turned to the issue of who is Christ. They argued extensively. “You oughta worship me, I’ll tell you that!” one of the Christs yelled.
Today, almost two thousand different religions are practiced by humans. Religious beliefs are a form of extremely resistant personal delusions that are held with certainty and are resilient to contradictory evidence. A recent study investigated which resting-state brain circuits are utilized by religious non-believers, as compared to religious believers.
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