LessonsCorrecting Doctrinal Statements: Fallacies and Their ResolutionQuiz

Faulty formulation: An unseen event should be rejected merely because its manner does not match everyday worldly experience.

Correct formulation: Belief in reliably transmitted unseen realities rests upon truthful revelation. The Night Journey and Ascension, the Reservoir, intercession and the intermediate life cannot be dismissed simply by applying the limits of ordinary observation.

Application: Not knowing every cause or manner of an event does not prove that it is impossible. This does not require accepting every extraordinary claim: the evidence establishing that claim must first be examined.

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Correcting Doctrinal Statements: Fallacies and Their Resolution

Faulty formulation: An unseen event should be rejected merely because its manner does not match everyday worldly experience.

Correct formulation: Belief in reliably transmitted unseen realities rests upon truthful revelation. The Night Journey and Ascension, the Reservoir, intercession and the intermediate life cannot be dismissed simply by applying the limits of ordinary observation.

Application: Not knowing every cause or manner of an event does not prove that it is impossible. This does not require accepting every extraordinary claim: the evidence establishing that claim must first be examined.