tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425732352511468694.post4464422501092666043..comments2023-08-20T04:55:39.436-07:00Comments on Ars Psychiatrica: Becoming Who You AreNovalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10501890494890617030noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425732352511468694.post-15232730627724845602010-09-27T18:34:13.893-07:002010-09-27T18:34:13.893-07:00Thank you kindly, and well clarified...Thank you kindly, and well clarified...Novalishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501890494890617030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425732352511468694.post-82028032338313420522010-09-27T18:22:15.586-07:002010-09-27T18:22:15.586-07:00You make my argument far more elegantly (and in fe...You make my argument far more elegantly (and in fewer words) than I can.<br /><br />One correction. You write, “[I]n a process that apparently remains mysterious, one finds oneself either inside or outside of a belief system.” <br /><br />Better, I think, to say that the processes remain mysterious, since religious belief (like any other kind of belief as opposed to knowledge) is a function of experience. There are as many experiences that have led to religious belief as there are religious believers.<br /><br />Religious belief is not an argument that can persuade, but a story that can be told.D. G. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.com