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marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

37. It could be, if someone wishes it to be so

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #36)

Sun Apr 22, 2018, 10:44 PM

Apr 2018

But some people, like me, view them as private rather than shared experiences. My descriptions and the circumstances of some of my experiences wouldn't even make sense to the vast majority of people.

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My Journey From Moderate Muslim to Seeker of Love [View all] guillaumeb Apr 2018 OP

So are people allowed to define religion for others, or not? trotsky Apr 2018 #1

One person's journey. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #2

No they are not your words. trotsky Apr 2018 #3

It is not inconsistency, guillaumeb Apr 2018 #4

Here's an experiment for you: trotsky Apr 2018 #5

You are consistent. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #6

Oh, is that your friend? trotsky Apr 2018 #7

As I said, your behavior and tactics are consistent. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #8

The way I respond to you is indeed consistent. trotsky Apr 2018 #12

The way you respond to all theists, guillaumeb Apr 2018 #13

I will not answer your straw man claims. trotsky Apr 2018 #14

Revealing. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #15

"The way you respond to all theists," Major Nikon Apr 2018 #16

A simple reading of the responses is sufficient. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #17

You are just digging yourself into a deeper hole Major Nikon Apr 2018 #18

Do you need another shovel? guillaumeb Apr 2018 #19

You are doing a fine job all on your own Major Nikon Apr 2018 #20

Right. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #21

It gets better Major Nikon Apr 2018 #22

Derivative of you. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #24

It's a fool's errand to disprove something you never attempted to prove to begin with Major Nikon Apr 2018 #32

Islam is most often described (elsewhere) as a most beautiful and fulfilling experience. yallerdawg Apr 2018 #9

That, to me, is the faith experience. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #10

"Faith is a gift." yallerdawg Apr 2018 #11

I wouldn't call that faith marylandblue Apr 2018 #23

Faith is the result of many things. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #25

If you define faith as everything, then it means nothing marylandblue Apr 2018 #26

If I did that, I would agree with you. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #27

You come very close to it marylandblue Apr 2018 #28

Do you believe that universal love exists? guillaumeb Apr 2018 #29

I believe people have experiences they sometimes describe as universal love marylandblue Apr 2018 #30

What do you define as in the group of "mystical experiences"? guillaumeb Apr 2018 #31

Abraham Maslow called them "peak experiences" marylandblue Apr 2018 #33

There is evidence that people have these types of experiences. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #34

Could be a lot of things marylandblue Apr 2018 #35

Agreed, but I feel that the description is an integral part of the experience. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #36

It could be, if someone wishes it to be so marylandblue Apr 2018 #37

I understand that your experiences are unique to you. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #38