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Can Catholics be gifted like mediums? P.S.	Lisp	Friday, November 7, 2008
Question: I have to disagree with you about “Pareidolia” in that we Catholics need to be careful about becoming too scientific. Science can fail us when it comes to questions such as life and religion. For example if we ask a scientist such as Newton to describe why apples fall, he’ll give us gravity. But if we ask today’s scientist to describe the same event but change the word apple to “the apple of life”, he’ll rediscover the random event. Basically Pareidolia converted the Roman Empire itself. The important thing is that although the church accepted it as a miracle, it did not turn it into an art. You are probably right about talking to a priest. On one hand many people have supernatural experiences, but on the other hand some of my experiences are witnessed by other people (a group experience with one or more strangers). I actually had to stop doing a fake trick (joke) because when I pull it on co-workers or friends; we would get an angry experience. For example, when I knew co-workers would be coming to my office, I would move my hand over an object such as a pen and it would move. Although I was moving it by blowing on it, the last two times I did it, we were terrorized by an angry force afterwards. Although I’ve never tested my gifts, I can get them (whatever it is) mad. Before I was born my grandfather had similar experiences. In his case it was when he skipped Mass to go to the tavern, his friends at the pub would get terrorized to the point that they would cross themselves. He stopped skipping church. He also had a group experience at church. While attending a Mass for a nun, she apriaered to everyone and said “Don’t pray for me!” This event happened in a small town in Germany during ww2 and was reported in the local newspaper.
Question Answered by Mr. Joe Meineke Dear Lisp, While it is true that science is not equiped to explain God, we need to be careful about becoming anti-scientific. Pareidolia is a fact concerning how the human brain works. God made our brains that way. Thus, it is not anti-spiritual to recognize that, for example, an alleged image of "Mary" on a piece of toast, or on a glass window on a building, or on a wall under a bridge, etc., is not a spiritual phenomenon but is a random pattern that happens to appear to us as being something we recognize. Science explains many things; the phenomenon of Pareidolia that causes us to see such images is one example. Truth is truth whether it is scientific or religious. Science is the study of God's physical creation - including the study of the human brain. With our God-given intelligence, we humans have recognized that God has wired our brains to see familiar things in our surroundings. Therefore, there is nothing in the science of pareidolia that is incompatible with, or that "fails us," in regard to religion. I'm not quite sure I understand your argument about gravity, or how you have come to the conclusion that the Roman empire was converted by a phenomenon that causes us to see images in the moon, trees, clouds, rocks, etc., but the point is that science and religion are not mutually exclusive. Science is an invaluable tool in the service of mankind, both in religious and natural matters. I hope that this helps. May God bless you For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Can Catholics be gifted like mediums? P.S.

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Friday, November 7, 2008

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I have to disagree with you about “Pareidolia” in that we Catholics need to be careful about becoming too scientific. Science can fail us when it comes to questions such as life and religion.

For example if we ask a scientist such as Newton to describe why apples fall, he’ll give us gravity. But if we ask today’s scientist to describe the same event but change the word apple to “the apple of life”, he’ll rediscover the random event.

Basically Pareidolia converted the Roman Empire itself. The important thing is that although the church accepted it as a miracle, it did not turn it into an art.

You are probably right about talking to a priest. On one hand many people have supernatural experiences, but on the other hand some of my experiences are witnessed by other people (a group experience with one or more strangers).

I actually had to stop doing a fake trick (joke) because when I pull it on co-workers or friends; we would get an angry experience. For example, when I knew co-workers would be coming to my office, I would move my hand over an object such as a pen and it would move. Although I was moving it by blowing on it, the last two times I did it, we were terrorized by an angry force afterwards.

Although I’ve never tested my gifts, I can get them (whatever it is) mad. Before I was born my grandfather had similar experiences. In his case it was when he skipped Mass to go to the tavern, his friends at the pub would get terrorized to the point that they would cross themselves. He stopped skipping church. He also had a group experience at church. While attending a Mass for a nun, she apriaered to everyone and said “Don’t pray for me!” This event happened in a small town in Germany during ww2 and was reported in the local newspaper.

Question Answered by Mr. Joe Meineke

Dear Lisp,

While it is true that science is not equiped to explain God, we need to be careful about becoming anti-scientific. Pareidolia is a fact concerning how the human brain works. God made our brains that way. Thus, it is not anti-spiritual to recognize that, for example, an alleged image of "Mary" on a piece of toast, or on a glass window on a building, or on a wall under a bridge, etc., is not a spiritual phenomenon but is a random pattern that happens to appear to us as being something we recognize. Science explains many things; the phenomenon of Pareidolia that causes us to see such images is one example.

Truth is truth whether it is scientific or religious. Science is the study of God's physical creation - including the study of the human brain. With our God-given intelligence, we humans have recognized that God has wired our brains to see familiar things in our surroundings. Therefore, there is nothing in the science of pareidolia that is incompatible with, or that "fails us," in regard to religion.

I'm not quite sure I understand your argument about gravity, or how you have come to the conclusion that the Roman empire was converted by a phenomenon that causes us to see images in the moon, trees, clouds, rocks, etc., but the point is that science and religion are not mutually exclusive. Science is an invaluable tool in the service of mankind, both in religious and natural matters.

I hope that this helps.

May God bless you

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.