Tag: Testing Spiritual Experiences

Back when I was a student, I heard this joke that, despite being funny, made me stop and think. It went something like this: a man starts hearing an "inner voice" telling him to sell his house, move to Bucharest, and use all the money to bet on a black 13 at roulette. The man complies without question because the voice spoke with great certainty and directly to him alone, as if he were chosen. After he gambles and loses all his money, the inner voice exclaims sympathetically, "Such bad luck!"