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1. Delusion and
Religion.

2. DELUSION S A N D
HA L LUCIN ATION S OCCUR
IN OUR L IV ES FOR A L L
SORTS OF REASON S AN D
A L SO COME IN A L L FORMS.
THEY A L SO OCCUR IN
DIFFEREN T ASP ECTS OF
OUR L IV ES. ON E SUCH
IMP ORTAN T ASP ECT OF
OUR L IFE IS REL IGION .

3. REL IGION IS A BEL IEF
SYSTEM. AN D MOST
REL IGION S BEL IEV E IN A
SUP ERN ATURA L DEITY THAT
IS OMN IP OTEN T,
OMN IP RESEN T, AN D
OMN ISCIEN T. THEY
ATTRIBUTE MOST OF WHAT
HAP P EN S TO THEIR L IV ES
TO HIS OR HER
OMN IP OTEN CE.

4. AN D THIS MIGHT EASILY
CREATE DELUSION A L
BEL IEFS BECA USE IT L A CKS
REASON AN D CAUSAL ITY.
AN D WHEN REASON AN D
CAUSAL ITY ARE ON HOL D
OR HIDDEN , IT IS EA SY TO
LOOK FOR MEAN IN G FROM
THE MIRA CULOUS A N D
SUP ERN ATURAL ASP ECTS
OF REL IGION .

5. THIS L EA DS TO DELUSION S
A N D HA L LUCIN ATION S. IN
FA CT, A S P EOP L E BECOME
DEEP LY REL IGIOUS THEY
TEN D TO BE HIGHLY
DELUSION AL , L IV E IN A
HIGHER DEGREE OF
IL LUSION , A N D EX P ERIEN CE
VARIED FORMS OF
HAL LUCIN ATION S.

6. EV EN , REL IGIOUS FIGURES
SUCH A S JESUS A N D PA UL
HAV E BEEN SA ID THAT THEY
EX P ERIEN CED SOME FORMS
OF DELUSION . AN D IT IS
COMMON TO SEE SOME
DEEP LY REL IGIOUS P EOP L E
AN D L EADERS REP ORT
DELUSION AL AN D
HA L LUCIN ATORY
EX P ERIEN CES.

7. REAL ITY IS WHAT WE MAKE
OF IT A N D WHEN IT L A CKS
SOME EASILY ATTAIN ABL E
L EV EL OF UN DERSTA N DIN G
A N D EX P L A N ATION, IT
WOUL D BE L ESS
IN TERESTIN G AN D
IRREL EVAN T. DELUSION S
A N D HA L LUCIN ATION S DO
EX A CTLY THAT TO REA L
L IFE. THEREFORE, IT IS
IMP ORTAN T TO BAL AN CE
REL IGIOUS A N D SP IRITUA L
P URSUITS WITH OTHER
ASP ECTS OF OUR L IV ES.