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Originally Posted by Indy Coug
I think there's little doubt that some of the things that were viewed as "possession" were really legitmate mental illnesses rather than supernatural manifestations.
By the same token, I don't think mental illness explains away every instance.
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..and this is where I was trying to go with this thread. Do you propose then, that the scriptures are symbolical of Christ merely healing a disease, or curing a bodily malfunction, rather than casting out an evil spirit?