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Distinguishing between true faith and faith arising from psychological reasons

שו”תCategory: faithDistinguishing between true faith and faith arising from psychological reasons
asked 2 years ago

Hello, Your Honor,

How can one distinguish between a true feeling of connection to the Creator, and a false, illusory feeling that stems from the environment in which I grew up and psychological conditioning? It seems to be a closed circle that the human consciousness cannot escape from. Millions of Christians feel that they are talking to God and that there is a connection between them and God, but it is illusory. How do I know that my own feeling is not illusory? With all the psychology and science of today.
If you could take the time to answer this question, I would be very grateful.
And if not, of course I’ll understand.
thanks,
Era


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מיכי Staff answered 2 years ago
I have no objective external criterion. It’s like asking how we know when our eyes are deceiving us (Petta Morgana). The only tool we have is sober observation of ourselves and an attempt to examine whether it is perception/intuition or illusion.

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