![]() Walsch's God acknowledges himself as the creator of life, but then adds that he created us in his image so that we could be creators as well. ![]() God Does Not Care What We Do Because Of Why We Are Here Words are the least reliable purveyor of Truth." 8 Once again, if words are such an unreliable "purveyor of Truth," then why should we believe this statement, since it is made with words? This sentence invalidates its own statement and the whole book. Walsch, surprised by this, then asks God what should be considered an authoritative source. 6 A few pages later, God blatantly states that the Bible is not an authoritative source (neither are ministers, rabbis, or priests). God tells the author (and us) that we have placed too much importance on "the Word of God and so little on the experience" and that we should put experience over words. The purpose behind the attack on words so early in the book soon becomes apparent. Until you understand every passage." 5 What happened to words being noises? 4 God also advises the author to re-program his thinking by "reading and re-reading this book. Words are described here as "thought expressed" which "sends forth creative energy into the universe." 3 This idea is repeated where words are described as a vehicle for bringing thought into concrete reality. God explains the process of creation as operating through three levels: thought, word, and action. This is done further in the book, when the reader might have forgotten what God initially says about words. In addition to this, God later totally contradicts his attack on words. This is the first clue that this might not be God who is speaking. God, who should be more clever than this, is using words to say words mean nothing. This statement defeats its own assertion.Īlso, why is God using a book of words to communicate to us through Walsch? Why should we believe anything in this book if words are so useless and mere "noises?" If one wanted to be rigidly logical, one could say that this statement renders the book meaningless and therefore there is no reason to read it. They are not the real thing." 2 If this is true, then this statement, which is made with words, cannot be true which would mean that maybe then words are truth. merely utterances: noises that stand for feelings, thoughts, and experience. 1 Interestingly, God (for the sake of convenience, I will call Walsch's God "God," though I am not agreeing that this is the one true living God of the universe) immediately attacks words: "Words are really the least effective communicator. In fact, his main form of communication is through feeling. The very first point this God makes is that he communicates with everyone, but not by words alone. He just asserts it as though the reader should accept it. There is no obligation on the reader's part to take Walsch's word that this is God, especially since Walsch offers absolutely no evidence for it. It is only natural, then, that we examine this book to see what God has to say and what kind of God he is. Walsch claims he knew this was God dictating the responses, although he does not explain how he knew this. As he finished writing the last question, Walsch claims the pen moved on its own and he found himself writing words as though taking dictation. In 1992, Walsch, unhappy and full of angry questions about why his life seemed to be a failure, wrote a letter to God with his questions. ![]() It covers a wide range of topics which cannot all be presented here, so only the most striking points will be addressed Since it seemed to have had such a strong influence on her world view, I purchased and read it. She kept quoting from this book, as though it were a sacred source of truth, finally telling me that I should read it. I first heard of this book in 1997 while discussing spiritual beliefs with a woman working in a New Age bookstore. The title of this best-selling book means what it says: the author has recorded in words conversations held between him and a being he calls God. Walsch BOOK REVIEW: CONVERSATIONS WITH WHICH GOD? LOOKING AT NEALE DONALD WALSCH'S CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, BOOK 1 By Marcia Montenegro Marshmallow God: Look at Friendship with God by Neale Donald Conversations With God for Teens ( For Teens)įor Teens: Don't Talk to Strangers ( For Adults)
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