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How do Christians who believe in a witness of the Holy Spirit via thoughts & feelings respond to the claim that thoughts & feelings are unreliable?

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Many Christians believe that the witness of the Holy Spirit can come through thoughts & feelings (example ). A common objection is that thoughts & feelings are unreliable: - Some Christians claim that thoughts & feelings are generally unreliable, some offer a more nuanced view. For a specifically Christian presentation of a relevant argument, see here - Some atheists claim thoughts & feelings are generally unreliable, some offer a more nuanced view. How do Christians who believe in a witness of the Holy Spirit, communicated through thoughts & feelings, respond to the claim that thoughts & feelings are generally unreliable? *** **Closely related** Do any Christian groups or denominations teach reliable methods for scientifically minded individuals to seek and find God? How do Latter-day Saints rebut GM Skeptic's objection against the epistemic value of personal spiritual experiences? How do Christians discern genuine spiritual experiences from hallucinations or other mundane psychological phenomena?
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Sep 19, 2022, 04:08 AM
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