Christian Change Daniel Understanding Everyone's Different Analysis

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The world will not ever totally understand the autistic mind due to every case being different. However, most people do not understand the workings of their minds. Kim Peek said this perfectly, “You don’t have to be disabled to be different because everybody’s different (Tammet 201).” People need to realize everyone comes to understand things differently and this also goes for putting faith in God. Daniel shared how he came to know God and that many people are surprised to hear that he is a Christian. How did Christianity change Daniels understandings and interaction of individuals?
When Daniel was younger, he came to realize that “everything” or the edge of existence was not a logical or mathematical answer, and that realization frightened

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