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MikeWaters · 01-04-2018, 09:50 PM

I have a FB friend who primarily shares spiritual experiences on FB.

They are personal experiences. And most of them are related to him receiving some kind of personal revelation where he does some service or shares the gospel. But like, they are not the "garden variety." They are more along the lines of "I felt inspired to go to this place, but had no idea..." and then they come upon someone who needed that service or was looking for a religious answer or something like that. It's Monson level stuff.

And it happens to him quite often.

So often that I wonder if it's actually true. Then I feel bad for doubting.

The phenomenon of making up spiritual stories is well known. But it's kind of hard to pick out. Because we like to give people the benefit of the doubt.

01-04-2018, 09:50 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Personal religious experiences I have a FB friend who primarily shares spiritual experiences on FB. They are personal experiences. And most of them are related to him receiving some kind of personal revelation where he does some service or shares the gospel. But like, they are not the "garden variety." They are more along the lines of "I felt inspired to go to this place, but had no idea..." and then they come upon someone who needed that service or was looking for a religious answer or something like that. It's Monson level stuff. And it happens to him quite often. So often that I wonder if it's actually true. Then I feel bad for doubting. The phenomenon of making up spiritual stories is well known. But it's kind of hard to pick out. Because we like to give people the benefit of the doubt.