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Old 01-24-2007, 04:37 PM   #20
Chapel-Hill-Coug
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Originally Posted by MikeWaters View Post
My aunt told me "when i was a Catholic, I would feel the spirit at times. When I became Mormon, I felt it more often and stronger."

I don't think that the spirit is exclusive to a particular religion. And because it is not, I don't think that is a reason to dismiss it.
Then you have a progressive view of the spirit and I appreciate that. But when it is used as a tool to confirm exclusive claims, it becomes very different. Not to mention the oft-taught principle that what sets the LDS church apart from everyone else is the possession of the Holy Ghost (Joseph Smith). With all due respect, I like your view and to me it is an ideal view, but I don't think it works as a tool to gain any knowledge with regard to exclusive claims.
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