17. Live In London: Tom Holland & Justin Brierley in conversation
The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God
Reflections on Unexpected Events and Divine Intervention
The speaker recalls a time when facing potential health issues, they prayed for the first time in years at a special place during Midnight Mass, leading to a series of unexpected positive outcomes in their health. Despite acknowledging rational explanations, the sequence of events appeared so coincidental that the speaker felt tempted to view it as miraculous. This experience made the speaker reflect on the concept of divine intervention and the idea of a higher power with a whimsical sense of humor. Despite being a Protestant agnostic, the possibility of being touched by such a transcendent force challenged the speaker's preconceptions, leading to a nuanced perspective that alternates between seeing it as coincidence or divine intervention, akin to the visual illusion of a duck or a rabbit, unable to settle on one interpretation.
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