When Is a Belief a Delusion? Religion, Culture, and Mainstream Acceptance | Astrology Ride of the Day

Podcast: I Am Astrology Readings Podcast with Paul Heath · I Am Astrology Readings Podcast

Opublikowano: 2026-10-15

Psychology defines a delusion as a fixed false belief that doesn’t change in light of conflicting evidence and doesn’t line up with a person’s cultural or religious beliefs. That last clause is the catch. Believing you’re the second coming of Jesus may be read as a delusion in a predominantly Christian society, while believing Jesus rose from the dead is not, because millions of people share the second belief. The same logic runs through the examples: a prophet taking commands from God versus someone taking commands from an alien, a saint who gives away everything versus s...