Hi Mike,

>>Mike,
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>>Oh, good grief. <g>
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>>Wild speculation is a poor substitute for evidence, clear thinking and openness to being challenged.
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>>The fact remains that I did hear a voice instructing me to open the box. Given what we know about the limits of human ability I do believe God spoke to me,.
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>>You either have to call me a liar, say I am deluded, speculat wildly or just accept that what I say is what happened.
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>>I am not lying. I am not deluded (I can produce the said object). I have no control of your speculations. What I said happened happened.
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>Good grief indeed. To err is human. You think you heard a voice. You believe - because of faith - not because of rational thought - God spoke to you. You have no proof that it wasn't your own "inner voice". You are the one wildly speculating. That something was in the box does not prove anything.

No matter how you slice it, I heard the voice, opened the box and found the cross.

You can spend a WHOLE lot of energy trying to rationalize the facts away or accept them or call me a liar.

What happened, happened. Connect the dots. Hear a voice specifically instructing one to open a box - open the box - find something.

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>>You are quite correct that dumpster diving is a stupid thing to do. I was young and stupid. :)
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>>There were no noxious fumes, let alone those that could induce me into a state of knowledge to the level of being able to see through cardboard. :)
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>>How's about this conclusion: God exists. He is aware of us and will communicate with us if we wish.
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>Good conclusion. I'll let you know when I've heard from him.

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Let me ask you this - Do you WANT God to talk to you? Maybe that's the issue here. Do you really want that?