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Really good questions - especially the last one. Fodder for good discussion, to be sure! I don't know the answers. I think religious experience is subjective, but not a mental illusion (although it could be for some).

I think you could relate this to the "reasonable / unreasonable faith" discussion.

Look! Shadowman is standing behind him!:D

I didn't pick up that he had declared himself to be suffering from hallucinatory delusions. If that's true, then I'm definitely in the wrong. I interpreted his hearing voices differently as I hear voices too, sometimes. But I'm not schizoid. I just read it differently. Again, if I was wrong...

Cool!

Welcome traveler, I like this...

(Had an awful time with this and had to look it up...it's spelled "proselytizing")

Nicely said...

I'm speaking of witnessing as sharing experience and thoughts. I think that's different than procelatizing(sp).

I know, but some believe...that's my point.

It's fine for you to believe that and I support your right to do so, but some (myself included) think that since G-d created the doctors and gave them all their knowledge, it might be a good idea to go to Him first - not necessarily at the exclusion of the doctors, of course. And it's hard to...

Don't know. I'd like to think so. (I thought maybe he was referencing the ebionites or something.)

oh. Uh...DUH!!! (dawn breaks on Marble Head):D Thanks wil!

What's discouraging is being attacked or disparaged in your own religion's forum by someone of another religion for offering your religion's opinion.

Which sect was that? Regards, Mark

Amen.

80% 'cause I made a couple of stupid choices! (that was fun!)

Indeed. Welcome to CR, Sam1008!

No. The lesson is...the actions of one or a few affect the lives of many. A few "sons of Belial" messed it up for the whole tribe. [/LEFT] Yes.

As-salaam Alaikum M and thanks for the thread. I see you got it to fit into one post. Didn't read your nevermind until too late so deleted that one.:D