(July 1, 2012 at 1:02 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: So... Two things:
1) How can a Christian know when something was genuinely from God? Please be creative with your answer instead of calling her a fake Christian. You don't know her therefore you can't make that call.
I understand.... that they (xtians) cannot understand anything that does not fit their delusion. Ergo that ANYTHING can be "from god" if they wish it to be so..much like any child under the age of 5 years.
(July 1, 2012 at 1:02 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: 2) Knowledge (in the broadest sense of the word) clearly alters what one percieves. Had she not lost confidence in people she wouldn't have figured this guy out and therefore everyone would have been in agreement that it was an angel. Thoughts?
Agreed. Have had a similar experience. Mostly it is just some random person wishing to exercise their superiority in-front of those less evolved. A scam if you like, for personal gain.
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5