In 1373, when Julian of Norwich was thirty years old, she became ill and nearly died. When her minister prayed with her, she experienced a number of visions in which she considered Jesus’ crucifixion.

Voltaire said it in the 1700s, and that it still rings true today, suggests the problem is older than he declared in his day. Discernment is defined as “the keen ability to perceive, understand, and ...