# My Amazing Encounters with Jesus Christ **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [March 2, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774 "2016-03-02T22:47:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 38
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/741 "2016-03-14T12:24:06Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > You have this uncanny ability to see things the way you want to and not as they actually are. Why is your reality superior to my reality? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/742 "2016-03-14T14:16:26Z")
How does one actively battle against both good _and_ evil? What god would lead the fight to do so? Perhaps it wasn’t the traditional Christian deity that took possession of **ScottRP’s** vocal cords. Are there any chaotic neutral gods out there that could have been behind this? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/743 "2016-03-14T14:22:46Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > You have muddled my words again, adding your own interpretation. He did not possess my body. He merely used my vocal cords to speak. This is not possession. You have this uncanny ability to see things the way you want to and not as they actually are. Did He also use your lungs, trachea, tongue, cheeks, teeth, and lips? Or was it all just vowels? Because if He used all those components of your body, presumably they were unavailable for your personal use while the words were being formed and transmitted. That’s like a textbook definition of being possessed. Or do you prefer to think of it as you “channeling” the Creator of the Universe? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/744 "2016-03-14T16:34:14Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > Once, my wife and I had both seen my doppelganger(spirit-double). It was revealed to me by a knowing spirit that my body had been cloned by aliens. The Legend of the Doppelganger says that it means imminent death for anyone seeing their own doppelganger. I believe that aliens do this to hide their evil. I also believe that they are fallen angels. One night, I believe that God had protected me from them by increasing my body temperature to a high fever. Causing me to thrash around and thus scaring them away. The fan was blowing up my nose at the time and I could smell their scent. They smelt as if they had come from the water. My wife had said that something was pulling on her leg and that she smelled sulfur. I believe that the sulfur smell is the gas they use to knock people out. > [@ScottRP](#): > > I have personally witnessed a great deal of the spirit world. I have witnessed all three persons the Holy Trinity. I have also witnessed angels and demons. The netherworld is filled with souls who did not believe in their lifetimes. It is sad to see them so miserable. They masquerade as something they are not because they are unhappy with what they are. They would rather live with a lie than to live with the truth. So they pretend to be something more than what they are and deceive people. > [@ScottRP](#): > > For one, we have gotten good photographs of the Loch Ness monster. And millions of people bear witness to having seen UFO’s and aliens. > [@ScottRP](#): > > That scripture is about Father God. I didn’t see Father God, He spoke to me using my own vocal cords and I heard His voice. :dubious: Have you confessed these events to your priest? If so, what was his response? If not, why not? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/745 "2016-03-14T16:40:33Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > :dubious: > > Have you confessed these events to your priest? If so, what was his response? If not, why not? He already said he confessed to the highest level priest ever: Jesus. Since he said Jesus’s name, that makes it all true. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/746 "2016-03-14T17:47:37Z")
**ScottRP** , can you comment on the following with respect to the events you describe as having experienced?: [QUOTE=Neurological basis for hyper-religiosity] Symptoms of hyper-religiosity are visual and/or auditory hallucinations of God or other religious figures, feelings of being one with the world around you and/or God, intense emotions of God’s presence, and the conviction that you are chosen by God or another religious figure to carry out a certain task. What is striking about these symptoms is that the focus is not on central aspects of religion, like taking care of others, but on very specific, exaggerated tasks, emotions or perceptions. [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Neurological basis for hyper-religiosity] Even though there has not been done much research on the connection between mania and religiosity, two reports clearly show this link does exist. Whitney (1998) reported a case study of a man who had severe religious symptoms during a manic episode. He saw angels and felt connected to heaven and God. [/QUOTE] - Excerpts from a [link](http://arno.uvt.nl/show.cgi?fid=114836) posted earlier by **Gyrate**. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/747 "2016-03-14T18:21:14Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > > [@watchwolf49](#): > > > > > [@ScottRP](#): > > > > > > Although Adam and Eve chose to disobey God, It was Lucifer that brought evil into this world. > > > > So Catholics believe Satan has the power to create? > > No. What led you to that conclusion? … [snip] There were a few more posts back and forth, but hopefully you get the idea. Mine is an honest question, and thank you for the answer, that’s what I thought even with my limited understanding of Catholicism. Evil has always been in the creation, it was Satan who tempted Man to learn of it … by eating “the fruit of the tree of good and evil knowledge”. To say otherwise, as the OP has, is to contradict Catholic doctrine … yet the OP furiously denies any contradictions. **ScottRP** … this is your brother Christian speaking … you are young to The Word and you have learned a few things. I’m commanded to love you, and sometimes the most loving thing to do is speak the truth. This little bit of knowledge you’ve bantered about is just getting you in trouble. It’s brought you pride and boasting that you think to know something we don’t. I say I know this of you strictly through experience, I too spoke these same things when I was a novice, I need only look in my own heart to see what moves in yours. One of our brothers said to me then “Dude, you’re just chasing people away, that’s a sin … our job is to bring people closer, not send them running … humble your ass down one or six notches”. I pass this on to you and hope this will make you a better Christian as it did me. It is with fear and trembling we approach The Lord Our God, and only the humble are accepted. Please go to confessional, and soon. Explain to the priest everything you’ve brought up here … and then have FAITH in what the priest says to you … it’s perfectly okay to disagree, just remember it is you who is young to The Word and have much yet to learn. One human lifetime is never enough time … be content … ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/748 "2016-03-14T18:55:14Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Wait a minute… That list was meant to be a set of examples of things that rational, sensible people probably don’t consider to be reliably reported by the people who claim to have seen them. > Are you actually saying that you think the Loch Ness Monster, and sightings of UFOs and aliens are to be taken seriously? > > I’m not asking to see - I’m suggesting that eyewitness account is horribly unreliable. We shouldn’t be too quick to accept what someone else says they saw; especially when their claim is extraordinary. > > If you want people to believe without seeing, you wouldn’t be making an argument that is so heavily dependent on seeing spirit orbs. If you want a less compelling example, I suggest you do not mention UFO’s or aliens. There are a great many photographs and videos of them. And quite a few ex-political and ex-military personal who have bore witness to them. Also, my testimony is not dependent on seeing spiritual orbs. Revelations 12:11. “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.” ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/749 "2016-03-14T18:56:34Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Really? Elucidate for us, then, the RCC stance on revelation. You know, like what you’ve posted you’ve received. Who is it that gets revelation for the church? This is unclear, please explain. What does my having a personal revelation have to do with it being in conflict with Catholic Theology? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/750 "2016-03-14T18:56:45Z")
FWIW, I don’t believe that it is **ScottRP** ’s naiveté that is the real issue here. ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/751 "2016-03-14T19:04:37Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I’m sorry, but [I just gotta](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/93/Buddy_christ.jpg). > > While I don’t know you at all and IANA doctor of any sort, I would be remiss in failing to point out that this is also a classic symptom of schizophrenia. I say with genuine concern and interest: have you ever spoken to a mental health professional about your experiences? > > Matthew 7:3-5 seems relevant here. In fact, I have mention my experience to a professional at one time and she told me that it was a religious experience and had nothing to do with “schizophrenia.” ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/752 "2016-03-14T19:06:52Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > In fact, I have mention my experience to a professional at one time and she told me that it was a religious experience and had nothing to do with “schizophrenia.” A professional _what_? ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/753 "2016-03-14T19:08:28Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Are you sticking with “the battle against good and evil has been here since the beginning of time.” being an accurate quote of God, as said through your vocal cords? I know that if some supernatural being took ahold of MY vocal cords and said 14 simple words, I would have no trouble remembering them at all-they would shine like a beacon in my memory. > So he said “the battle _against_ good and evil…”?? Yes. I would suggest that you not attempt to interpret it. The interpretation of a personal revelation is best chewed by the one it is being feed to. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/754 "2016-03-14T19:09:41Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > In fact, I have mention my experience to a professional at one time and she told me that it was a religious experience and had nothing to do with “schizophrenia.” Get a second opinion. Seriously. ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/755 "2016-03-14T19:10:14Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > A professional _what_? Psychiatrist. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/756 "2016-03-14T19:11:23Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > Yes. I would suggest that you not attempt to interpret it. The interpretation of a personal revelation is best chewed by the one it is being feed to. Why don’t you interpret that sentence for us? What does a battle against good and evil entail, and what side is one on when one battles against good _and_ evil? ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/757 "2016-03-14T19:12:25Z")
> [@simster](#): > > I like how you keep changing your story to fit… > > Anyone else happen to hear this , or were you alone at the time? It was His Son, Jesus Christ that I saw when I was 9 years old. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/758 "2016-03-14T19:12:46Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > Psychiatrist. Get a second opinion from a psychiatrist that isn’t also a heavy religionist. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/759 "2016-03-14T19:13:19Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > Psychiatrist. Were you being treated at the time or was this something you asked someone at a church picnic between first and second helpings? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/760 "2016-03-14T19:14:01Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > It was His Son, Jesus Christ that I saw when I was 9 years old. That doesn’t answer the question that was asked. Were you alone, or did other people hear it also? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774.md?page=39)