john writes:
Well, that's the trick isn't it? How would you know? Intuition? That in itself is scary. I'm quite sure that every psycho-killer claiming direction from God (less those faking it hoping for a lesser sentence) 'knew' that it really was God talking.
Hi John,
That is really the crux of the matter.
You can see the problem in the responses you got so far.
phatboy writes:
Confirmation is both internal and external through two or more "witnesses"
All this means is that you only need two nutcases to validate any of God's commands, and presumably in some cases you only need one (in the case of 'internal' confirmation).
prophex writes:
Samuel knew. Moses knew. Isaiah knew. Mary knew. It's really only someone touched by Christ can understand.
This case is even more alarming - a straightforward reading of this argument suggests that anybody who feels themselves "touched by Christ" can lay claim to the authority of Moses!
I really don't see any way that God's command could be confirmed or validated by others. To be honest, if you really do feel that you are being commanded by a supernatural agent then the cynic in me says "seek psychiatric help" because it's known to be one of the classic symptoms of a variety of mental illnesses. And most people with mental illness that bad do not end up being remembered as fondly as Moses...
Mick
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