a word on psychology

The "science" of psychology is, in all actuality, a religion.

It has it's priests (the doctors), it's saints, Pavlov,Freud, Jung..etc...
It has a holy text, The DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual)
shrines (doctors offices) temple/schools (National, DePaul and Catholic Universities)
Sinners "those that refuse medication" and saints "those that are committed to getting better"
and even a "god" (the Mind)

The prayers, of course, the confessional, the penances, all wrapped up in a therapy session. :)

Anyway, the point of this outline is to say, using the DSM, one could, if one desired, diagnose literally everyone as having one disorder or another...and in the case of abnormal psychology, the "science of the mind" forgets that, divergent thought...divergent thinkers in other cultures have long been regarded as spiritual leaders, tribe mediators and peacemakers.

Anyway, that's pretty much all I wanted to say...I could go into the concept, but then, rather than truth telling, it would begin to border on self-aggrandation...:)

Thet