Recently a thread was opened up in the Spiritual Support section about reincarnation. The very thought of spiritual discussion seemed to raise a lot of hackles, and I know that normally that sort of stuff isn't allowed in there.

The question I have is this: is it really so destructive to have a forum where we can discuss individual spiritual beliefs? Recently a thread got going in the Depression or Anxiety board (sorry, can't remember which one) about these topics, and I think all of us that were involved in it found it very beneficial and moving to have an honest, open discussion about these things.

Perhaps such a forum would be too difficult to moderate. If so, I find it sad that a site designed for people to support each other would be taken over by dogmatic infighting (and I know that there are dogmatic atheists out there, by the way). I just think that, as people suffering from various mental illnesses, we all have unique and insightful perspectives on such matters, and few outlets in the "outside world" where we can share them. It would be nice if we could do so here.