Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeI think it's Latin.
First sir, please evidence that 'out-pinnacle' is a viable word.
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Originally posted by @fmfHaving a real supernatural experience when you realise how much Jesus loves you even if you have turned your back on Him.
I saw this in the paper today:
"As Aristotle noted, close, deep friendship is one of the pinnacles of human experience."
Is it true?
What other experiences out-pinnacle it?
Originally posted by @dj2beckerFor me personally, there were certainly some experiences related to my Christian beliefs that were pinnacles in my life. I'm not interested in describing them now but I still remember and perceive those experiences as meaningful and influential to me despite the fact that I have lost that faith and those beliefs in the meantime. Indeed, religiosity can and does permeate and affect all other pinnacle experiences.
Having a real supernatural experience when you realise how much Jesus loves you even if you have turned your back on Him.
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Originally posted by @fmfIn what way were they meaningful and influential?
Well, yes, that is what I was trying to say. I meant that, despite my loss of faith, and despite the major change my perception of Jesus underwent, I continue to perceive those experiences as being meaningful and influential.
Originally posted by @dj2beckerIn the ways and to the extent that I have already described.
In what way were they meaningful and influential?
Originally posted by @dj2beckerNo need for any "in other words" version of your own invention. The words I posted are fine. I think a person's religiosity can and inevitably does permeate and affect pretty much all pinnacle experiences that a believer has. I have no need to go into any personal detail to illustrate this uncontroversial observation.
In other words, leave me alone.
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Originally posted by @fmfYour evasiveness to most of my questions is also fine.
No need for any "in other words" version of your own invention. The words I posted are fine. I think a person's religiosity can and inevitably does permeate and affect pretty much all pinnacle experiences that a believer has. I have no need to go into any personal detail to illustrate this uncontroversial observation.
Originally posted by @dj2beckerDoes your religiosity permeate and affect pretty much every pinnacle experience you have, and have had? It did for me - back when I was religious. I am not asking for examples. I am just asking if you agree with the observation.
Your evasiveness to most of my questions is also fine.