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Do you have a problem with secular psychologists offering help to people in need?

People that have gone through horrible circumstances can, and often do, benefit greatly from the moral certainty that religion provides.



Which morality is that?

Individuals love to look at individual bits of morality in said books in a choose your own adventure exploration. As much as the moral certainty says be nice to others, it will also contain many bits that are highly questionable and would deeply conflict with others views.

In general secular psychologists don't come with the violent historical baggage that religions do.


>Which morality is that?

Who cares? It gets drug addicts clean and criminals reformed.


And turns them in to extremists that attack and kill others? It turns out there are many cares in which system of morality one chooses.


>And turns them in to extremists that attack and kill others?

I'd be curious to see the stats on that.


Secular psychologists don't ask you to believe in deities for them to work


There is no more moral certainty in religion than on the Sunday paper.




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