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Originally Posted by ericthered
I think that's where we disagree. I don't think using divine favor really supports the existence of god much more than repeatable powers.
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Having God as a Patron tends to support His existence.
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I've always seen the mysticism supporting the presence of something.
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Mysticism (by definition) is about internal reflection and self-improvement, which has a long tradition of being associated with superhuman feats independent of external supernatural influence. Having God as a personal Patron is about as extreme in the direction of extrinsic revelation as you can get, and is therefore pretty removed from the realm of self-reflection and personal intrinsic religious experience that is generally meant by "mysticism".