Evangelical Christians learn to recognize certain thoughts as coming from God rather than from themselves through a training process: they look for thoughts that are spontaneous, louder, give them peace or guidance, and practice praying with closed eyes while imagining themselves in Jesus's presence or other vivid scenarios.
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Tanya LurmanEvidence Quote
“they had to learn from the church church that the that their mind wasn't completely private that some of the thoughts and images they took to be their own were really God talking to them and they learned that they should be on the Outlook or the lookout for thoughts that seemed more spontaneous”
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Does Consciousness Extend Beyond Brains? The 2023 Holberg Debate, feat. Seth, Luhrmann, Sheldrake.— Holberg PrizeCreated: 8/10/2026, 10:45:09 PM
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