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Developed mystical states rightly carry authority for those who have them, but impose no duty on outsiders to accept their revelations uncritically
Drawn from what William James said
What William James actually said
- William James American philosopher and psychologist (1842 to 1910)
(1) Mystical states, when well developed, usually are, and have the right to be, absolutely authoritative over the individuals to whom they come. (2) No authority emanates from them which should make it a duty for those who stand outside of them to accept their revelations uncritically.
Where this was said
↗The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902)gutenberg.org
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