Hedgehogknight t1_j9p903s wrote on February 23, 2023 at 4:31 PM

Reply to comment by TheCloudFestival in TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle

My exact thought. For months a mysterious voice is speaking to you from behind a wall. Should we check whether a person is hiding behind the wall? Nah, it’s speaking in a strange voice, it cannot possibly be a person.

Roman_____Holiday t1_j9q9ip8 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 8:17 PM

All people are less likely to question something that reinforces their already held beliefs. Doubly so for religious true believers.