Why is it when we talk to God we're said to be praying - but when God talks to us, we're said to be schizophrenic?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Religious experiences are interpreted differently based on direction: hearing God is prayer, God hearing you is madness.
- In plain terms
- Prayer is normal, but hearing God back is seen as crazy.
- What can you take from it?
- Challenge religious double standards.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you define spiritual experience?
- Who decides what is sane?
Another view
Not all spiritual claims are rational or healthy.
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