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He first offers a rational demonstration that nonrational apprehension is possible; secondly, he shows how prophecy can be affirmed through direct, albeit restricted, awareness of the mystical state; and, finally, al-Ghazali shows how prophecy can be established through trust in testimony and second-hand corroboration, which he interestingly terms Iman (faith). I would classify this story as "low fantasy" as it is set in the world as we know it but a nonrational event has occurred which is not explainable, rationally or irrationally, by natural law. Decision making: rational, nonrational, and irrational. |
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