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Why do christians think god communicates with warm fuzzy feelings instead of direct verbal speach?
RE: Why do christians think god communicates with warm fuzzy feelings instead of direct verbal speach?
(December 4, 2012 at 1:52 pm)apophenia Wrote: This is so reminiscent of passages from Homer in which people perceived the gods speaking directly to them, it's scary. I suspect that as many such occurrences happen as in the past, as they are likely the result of the nature of the human brain, and that hasn't changed drastically. (And as a person with a psychotic disorder, who is knowledgeable in the ways such things work, it is all too familiar.) What likely has changed has been the interpretation of those events, whether they will be exalted as a prophet like Isaiah, or recommended to seek therapy, and how free they will be in sharing such experiences with others in an age which is highly skeptical of such things.
Do you know the difference between a man like Isaiah and someone who needs help? It is the accuracy of the content being shared. Apparently you and Mr. Simpson, simply assume that anyone meeting the criteria that he identifies automatically falls into the catagory you have labled, without anymore descernment given than what a "KK-Klan's man would give to a passing member of another race.

"Hellooo Mr. Confirmation Bias!" Big Grin

Quote:Drich, I'm feeling poorly today. Could you provide a reference to the specific passages in Mark, Luke and Acts which you claim explain the cessation of miracles. I'd like to read them.
First explain why you believe Miricals have stopped?

Quote:Whatever God's chosen mechanism for the cessation of miracles, it doesn't appear to have been very strong, as people will still be burned for witchcraft as late as the 18th century.
So?
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RE: Why do christians think god communicates with warm fuzzy feelings instead of direct verbal speach? - by Drich - December 4, 2012 at 2:11 pm

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