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Originally Posted by Botnst
I said, "... a buring bush moment ..." not " if you saw a burning bush talking." The difference is that I use the phrase in a metaphorical sense and it is a very important difference.
Moses saw a phenomenon that was inexplicable with the known physical world of his day. That is by definition, miraculous. So using that as a metaphor, if we had a "supernatural ectoplasmic manifestation" (thank you, Ghost-Busters!) accompanied by a communication of some sort, that were both scientifically inexplicable, how would we react? Would we deny the reality of what we had witnessed and force ourselves to conform to the "modern" consensual reality?
It is a wonderful question not unlike "The Allegory of the Cave."
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I don't think a literal or metaphorical instance makes a difference. There is always the issue of how to interpret an event, miraculous or not. I'm not advocating conformity to any consensus. I'm saying to interpret an unusual or inexplicable event either in terms of God, or nature can be a creative act of the self or an acceptance of consensus views of the divinity. And, there's always the possibility of "Wow, unbelievable! I have no way of understanding that."
I don't think it it is possible to have any experience which totally excludes the possibility of asking the question, "Am I just interpreting an unusual event in terms of God?" Doubt is always present with us. There's no way to exclude the possibility that faith can be self-delusion.
Ditto the cave.