You: Why should I believe that this feeling you describe has anything to do with reality beyond your own emotional state? A man standing in the desert might see a mirage in the distance as plain as day, but he should not conclude from that mirage that there is water nearby, no matter how thirsty he is.

Aaron: As you well know, there are explanations — scientific explanations — for a mirage, but there is no physical explanation which can sufficiently explain the euphoria of being touched by God. Those who have had this experience do not doubt its truth.