I have experienced things of God, that cannot be denied. I as well as many others have posted many testimonies on things we have experienced. I have experienced things that are not from God, rather from demons, and this is why I turned to God. [...]
I will add that i think that some people lie about some of their testimonies, but millions of christians don't lie about our testimonies.
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So how can you tell when something is from God and when something is from a demon again? Also, a thesaurus should sue Jacqeline for neglect. I mean seriously, in that short section alone, how many times did she use the word "testimonies"? 5?
That last line is grammatically incorrect, so I have no idea what in the hell you're saying. Now, I've had mystical experience, in both christianity and the occult. And I can say, that it's all in the mind. None of it is real, at least materialistically, and maybe even ontologically. It's a real experience, but it doesn't prove god. It can happen to anybody using the right techniques. Mysticism fails on this part. And it was my last hope in their being a god, too. Oh well.
meh'd
For me it comes down to could I share space with this person or not, and I can live with Jacquline if this is as extreme as she gets. She does seem rather naive, but I can believe that she has had some sort of experience that she thinks was divinely inspired. And, yes, I will allow that millions of other people, Christians and non-Christians alike have had similar experiences.
But here's the kicker: a divine experience is only revelatory to the person who has it. To everyone else, it is hearsay. Her experience means nothing to me, certainly not enough for me to give up my reason and my body of knowledge (meager as it is) about how reality works based on her say-so.
So that's where it stands Jacqueline. You have your experience and your stories to explain it. I'll take reality. If you're fine with that then so am I.
“I have experienced things of God, that cannot be denied.”
I deny them. I mean, they’re subjective experiences, right? That I haven’t had? And people have experienced UFOs, Bigfoot, Allah, any number of gods ans spirits and fairies and generous republicans. But the plural of anecdote is Not ‘evidence.’
"I as well as many others have posted many testimonies on things we have experienced.”
I was in the chowline one day at Guided Missiles School and the guy in front of me turned and said, “They almost got me.”
“Who?” I asked.
“They almost just dragged me into Dimension X.”
Ooooooooookay.
that guy eventually left the program because he wouldn’t serve on a submarine if they wouldn’t let him exorcse it.
"I have experienced things that are not from God, rather from demons, and this is why I turned to God."
Whatever makes you happy, more power to you.
It’s just not going to affect me.
“I will add that i think that some people lie about some of their testimonies, but millions of christians don't lie about our testimonies.”
This is like The Fonz saying he knew his girlfriend was a virgin because virgins don’t lie.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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