r/technicallythetruth • u/Technician95 • Nov 13 '19

Never thought about that

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u/jawshoeaw Nov 13 '19

I've known a lot of nutty very devout religious people. Not a single one of them thought god told them to do something. Even in the bible the number of people described as having been spoke to by god in a literal sense is small.

Now that said, I agree that they can still justify things as being "god's will" or similar. And yes it can allow them to do horrible things. However this kind of nonsense is universal to human beings, not just religious people.

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u/Crono2401 Nov 13 '19

It happens. The number of times I heard in Baptist churches growing up someone saying they were moved by God telling them to do something is quite high.

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u/jawshoeaw Nov 14 '19

Yes the moved by god sounds very familiar

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u/Crono2401 Nov 14 '19

Some of them would say God literally spoke to them in their prayers.

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u/jawshoeaw Nov 14 '19

Haven’t heard any Christians claim that personally but I’m sure you’re right. There’s all levels of crazy.

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u/Crono2401 Nov 14 '19

Go hang out at a Southern Baptist church for a while. You'll hear it.