How Do We Know Things?

Post by **_Gazelam** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:26 pm

I'll post answers to the 4 questions tommorow. Its the wifes day for the computer. Until then, answer WHY those examples either are or are not of God.

Post by **_Runtu** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:28 pm

Gazelam wrote:I'll post answers to the 4 questions tommorow. Its the wifes day for the computer. Until then, answer WHY those examples either are or are not of God.

I've already answered the "why."

Post by **_mocnarf** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 5:09 am

In answer to both of these, let me say this. There is not a ex member on this board that has not stated that they have felt the Holy Ghost. Everyone here says they have felt the Holy Ghost, but they go on to say that it was just some strange feeling, it didn't rally mean anything, it was just some form of delusion/ self hypnosis/ cog dis. whatever. The Holy Ghosts entire purpose is to bear testimony to the truthfulness of spiritual things. The more we seek after the writings of teachers of truth, be they the scriptures or the writings of modern prophets, th emore we become accustomed to the promptings and guidance the spirit guides and directs us with. We feel him more strongly when he is there, and we feel his departure more accutely when he is forced to flee from us.

Gaz.... I beg to differ with you... I was born and raised LDS and I am married to a TBM. I became an EXMO about 10 years ago. Yes, when I was younger, teenager I did the "testimony thing" but I claimed a testimony only because I wanted to be part of the group. The way children are coached to give testimonies is IMHO a form of brainwashing. I never believed what I was saying and finally came to the point I could no longer lie to myself or others. I will state for the record: I have never felt the "Holy Ghost" what ever that might be.

Post by **_mocnarf** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 5:59 am

Tal, you ask "how do we know things".

But can we ever really know anything for certain. Or, do we as humans just elevate "beliefs" to the category of knowledge when those beliefs pass a threshold of probability that we are comfortable accepting as truth. We set the probability that a belief is true. For any particular belief, every individual sets their own probability for that belief and for that individual that belief is either elevated to what they accept as knowledge or religated to some catagory less reliable than what we as an individual would call and accept as knowledge.