14-04-2005 19:16									#1
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"There's a difference, when Lincoln prayed, he talked to God.
When Bush prays, God talks to Bush."
--Mario Cuomo, to Bill Maher


One of the things that I used to find difficult to deal with when interacting with religious types is this idea of, "I need to find out God wants me to do about X"... To an outsider, these people sound crazy - "Are they hearing voices from God?" "How does God TELL you to do something?"

I believe that Christians hear a voice in their head , but it is their own conscience they hear - not God's voice, per se. Christians train themselves to live according to Scripture. So to whatever degree a given Christian is an expert on Scripture, it is to that degree that they will be able to discern Gods will for themselves.

Once a Christian is able to discern what God would want him or her to do in a given situation then, "God has spoken". But to hear "God has told me what to do" is very confusing to those who dont understand the religion...

p.s. I'm using "Christian" here, but these ideas could apply to any religion, I think.

	14-04-2005 19:20									#2
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A European politician making as many references to God as Bush does woudn't get past the local elections.

	14-04-2005 19:31									#3
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what vetlegion said...over here the do talk about christian values but not about god

	14-04-2005 19:34									#4
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He tells me I'm great.

	14-04-2005 19:36									#5
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She tells me i'm hot.

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In here, only crazy people say that. Why? We don't have an open relationship to God. We are humble. Oh.. and how do you know if the person is crazy or if God is really talking to them? Easily. They are crazy, period. Sorry. That's the way it is. Just like saying someone really saw Elvis. You see what you want to see.

	14-04-2005 19:48									#7
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personally if i heard voices in my head i'd be rather worried... and would no doubt be visited by the men in white coats very soon after

	14-04-2005 19:52									#8
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinations

quote: Auditory hallucinations (particularly of one or more talking voices) are particularly associated with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, and hold special significance in diagnosing these conditions. This does not mean that the experience of 'hearing voices' is necessarily a sign of mental illness and many people may have these or similar hallucinations without ever becoming impaired or distressed in any way.

	14-04-2005 19:56									#9
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That's right, voices in the head aren't a normal thing. BESIDES, OK, I think it's more like a feeling, right, so people think God is speaking to them, letting them know, when they ask a question and then they feel something. Or maybe ask for a sign, but at that point it's what you want to see. Voices in the head = loonie person. Feelings.. yeah.. ok.. but still that's anyones game, hey, diabetes gives you feelings. Does it mean God is tired of you because you feel tired? Nah..

However, does God speak to people, I don't know. Maybe? Maybe God does that. I believe it's possible. But should we go on about saying God speaks to me directly? Sure. If they're coming to take you away hahaa...

	14-04-2005 20:00									#10
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I think it is more of a feeling than an actual voice.

	14-04-2005 20:09									#11
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Nope, it's a voice.

	14-04-2005 20:11									#12
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a voice with feeling

	14-04-2005 20:23									#13
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I can honestly say I have had no angels come down from heaven and speak to me in a booming heavenly voice.

I have just had "feelings" though that I attribute to religion, some of you others might just say its a secular concience, and others bowel movement workups.

	14-04-2005 20:30									#14
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I've often had a strong feeling to go talk to a girl after imbibing lots of alcohol... does that count?

	14-04-2005 20:40									#15
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quote: Originally posted by VetLegion A European politician making as many references to God as Bush does woudn't get past the local elections.

A European politician making ANY references...

	14-04-2005 20:46									#16
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What if I heard God`s thought, and it sounded identical to my own?
Would I be able to tell the difference?
Maybe its not listening to anyone else about anything, but listening to yourself very intently?
Kinda like a whisper from across the room. You really have to pay attention to hear a whisper.

	14-04-2005 20:50									#17
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Late douple post.

	14-04-2005 20:51									#18
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I have friends who once told me you're never alone when you're Christian, cause you get to speak with God. One of them reverted back to atheism, and can't explain now how she came to that conclusion.

	14-04-2005 20:58									#19
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Starchild talks to me all the time.

	14-04-2005 21:00									#20
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It's not unusual for me to speak to myself. It can be an interesting exercise.

	14-04-2005 21:01									#21
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No, prophecy is still a gift of the spirit, and that requires God speaking to you, or revealing things to you, that cannot otherwise be known.

quote: That's right, voices in the head aren't a normal thing.

Neither is prophecy. Just because the gift is an unusual gift, does not make that person crazy. Just the opposite, they probably have their head more together than the rest of us.

As for telling whether it is madness, or a spiritual gift, the gifts themselves tend to be controlled and can be directed at a purpose. Madness is quite the opposite, uncontrolled, and working contrary to any discernable purpose.

Was sleeping, prolly should still be sleeping but I wake up, and then say, okay thank you God, now let me go sleep some more, k?

Thank you dude.

* Ben Kenobi goes back to sleep

	14-04-2005 21:30									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Alex It's not unusual for me to speak to myself. It can be an interesting exercise.

I'd consider that talking to god.

	14-04-2005 22:44									#23
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I spent some of my mis-spent youth on a search for god i suppose you could call it. It took me into celtic and scandinavian history(and around the world), and i believe i found some answers to the questions my 'soul' was looking for at the time.

'God' - didnt speak to me with recognisable words, but it is more like a 'force'(Starwars) thing - and i eventualy got a gift for my years of study and interest

I had been rune-questing i guess you could call it, at the time i had been pretty ill(contracted Malaria) and had a few relapses.

during one of them i saw the shape of a bright bind-rune(its the name for a combination of runes). It was a very religious and mysterious experience - kinda kicked my illness into touch too, in that i've never had a reacurrence of the malaria since?

Dont know if it was 'god' speaking - but it felt unsual enough for sure

I haven't been able to deride anyones religous beliefs since. I think we all have our way of talking with 'god', its just depends if you want or need to and which is the way for you

	14-04-2005 22:48									#24
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Bah I don't believe any of this god stuff... but I've been thinking about time traveling lately.

	14-04-2005 23:17									#25
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quote: Originally posted by alva I'd consider that talking to god.

That's what it is... You all know that I am God, don't you?

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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara Starchild talks to me all the time.

It's official. You're my favourite.

	14-04-2005 23:49									#27
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We're not on speaking terms.

Once God can justify or convince me why Hel- Life on Earth has to be this way, maybe we'll have a chat then.

	15-04-2005 01:29									#28
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He appears as a clown-face in the full moon, urging me to 'Kill them, KILL THEM ALL"

	15-04-2005 01:33									#29
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quote: "There's a difference, when Lincoln prayed, he talked to God. When Bush prays, God talks to Bush." --Mario Cuomo, to Bill Maher

Is this quote for real, anyway?

	15-04-2005 01:56									#30
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quote: Originally posted by Alex It's not unusual for me to speak to myself. It can be an interesting exercise.

For me it's not only interesting, but quite common as I talk to myself a lot
Weird thing is when I talk to myself I'm very concentrated and my thoughts are quite coherent, but when I try to explain my view to someone else it gets chaotic and I don't really know what to say, and I don't really succeed in saying what I really think!