More people are recognizing the mental nature of experience and the need to discover and correct the errors of thought that negatively affect their lives. But what is the most effective way to discover those errors and to remove them? Actually, this question is directly linked to fundamental theological questions about the nature of man. In this article, contributing editor Nathan Talbot sheds light on how a higher, spiritual concept of man as God's likeness, unfallen and upright, can lead to the uncovering and permanent healing of the errors of thought that underlie human suffering.
The way we deal with life's problems depends a lot on discovery. Suppose you're a college student and you realize that a favorite piece of jewelry is missing. How you discover who took it affects the way you work out a solution.
For example, let's assume it turns out that one of your dormitory acquaintances slipped away with the item. Finally that person approaches you, returns it, and expresses repentance for having taken it. But what if you find out who took it in a very different way. Let's say you track down all the clues, talk to lots of people, and finally someone tips you off. When confronting the culprit, you're met with denials, lies, and reaction. Yet it eventually proves true; this is the person who did the deed. Clearly you'd deal with these contrasting scenarios very differently.
