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I'm interested in what you said here. You seem to be describing an extraordinary ability to acquire knowledge intuitively, without the need for reasoning. This is beyond my comprehension. My brain doesn't work like that. How did you acquire this ability? How can you just "know" anything, without...

Strictly speaking, I didn't present a formal deductive argument or syllogism, so assessment of validity and soundness of deductive reasoning is not entirely pertinent here (although I understand that you got that impression from my using the word "follow"). Rather, I was (and am) trying to make...

@Berserk Do you think if I try the 10-day experiment again, this time it might work?

How about the hypothesis that God is in such a business, but the business requires certain conditions to be met? Just like salvation has conditions that need to be met. Otherwise, we could use a similar argument to be skeptical of salvation: "So few appear to be saved that we should rather be...

I'm a bit skeptical of the "logic" behind this claim. If God exists, it seems to me that He is the kind of God that enjoys designing systems that are governed by laws. I don't see why the spiritual realm would be any different. Therefore, it would follow that the process by which human beings...

1. What are, in your opinion, the most common aspects of the Christian faith that are "misunderstood" and "misapplied" by Christians who are of an "evidential" frame of mind? 2. For each one of these aspects, can you show what the correct "understanding" should be instead and...

Okay. I think I finished my first 10-day challenge. I also think I will need try another one. A single 10-day challenge appears not to be enough for me. I also read your whole testimonial thread. Great experiences. I've heard other people recount similar anecdotes in the past.

For example? Do you know cases that fit this description? Any examples? Are there any reasons that compel you to offer that discouragement? Why would expecting miracles be problematic?

Are you saying this prescriptively or descriptively? In other words, are you saying that the Christian experience happens to not be like this, or that the Christian experience should not be like this? What should the Christian experience be like? There are Christians who, based on their own...

Because both Alex and I, as far as I can tell, currently share the belief that a religious experience appears to be the most promising (and perhaps the only) means for us to convert to Christianity, a belief which is informed by a vast amount of conversion testimonies. The only alternative to...

What exactly did you experience that led you to convert to Christianity, if I may ask?

Well, actually Alex agrees with you. He literally said in the video that a religious experience (not an intellectual argument) would convert him to Christianity.

Could you please elaborate on how this addresses the questions and points I raised in my last post? What am I supposed to do based on this quote from Blaise Pascal?

This would be terrible news for Alex O'Connor (and for me). Watch this relatively short clip: What specific "version" of Christianity are we talking about here? What would be a "minimal" version of Christianity? I'm asking because my expectations about what is possible and what can be...

I just watched this video: I Fasted And Prayed For 7 Days To Encounter God Please watch the video. This guy tried it but failed. No results. Should I try it and see if it works? [Context] I previously posted this thread: Can a skeptic on the fence have a personal encounter with God?

Hi Berserk. I'm back. I hope you are still around. I'm interested in executing this 10-day challenge. I'm actually on day two of the challenge right now, but I don't have much free time. I'm quite busy with work and other things. Is that a problem? Should I postpone the challenge until I'm on...

Can you please enumerate those "modern myths"? What exactly do you have in mind when you say "somewhere"? How do you get "there"?

So are you suggesting that I should go for a 21-day fast? Are you proposing this as a challenge? No, I haven't fasted for religious purposes yet. Are you suggesting I should do it? For 21 days? Sounds like a challenging amount of time. @Berserk, what are your thoughts on fasting? Should I...

I already read the entire Bible once. Well, I already read the Bible once, and it didn't seem like I was very much able to "find" God by doing so, so ... So basically you are proposing a 6-month up to 28-year challenge? That sounds terribly impractical. I would rather go with @Berserk's 10-day...

Is Vince's testimony published somewhere?