It is certainly a delusion; but the propensity of some religious followers to try and extend that delusion shows that it applies to more than just the self. Also MASS delusion.
The existence of a separate self is a persistent delusion. Many feel that this is the final delusion to be overcome once Nirvana is attained.
Self delusion.
He will be freed from the delusion (or conceit) of a separate self.
Metaphorically speaking, if you have had the experience of being religious and then being disappointed by your religion, you will approach religion with greater skepticism in the future. Other than that, if you are looking for a vaccine against religion, read "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins.
Mostly greed. Some stupidity and self -delusion that Africans were animals, so it was OK.
Paranoid schizophrenia is when there is a presence of a delusion, a false belief, and possibly a hallucination that fuels that delusion. Types of delusion include delusional jealousy, erotomanic delusion, persecutory delusion, grandiose, and somatic delusion.
delusionicsEtymologyFrom delusion + -ics.Noundelusionics (uncountable) 1. The study of delusion.
One of the most powerful driving forces behind the delusion of religion.
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Dawkins, Richard wrote The God Delusion.
The base word of delusion is delude.
Yoga is not a religion but a spiritual science of self-realization.