'Religious experiences present a convincing argument for the existence of God'
Title: 'Religious experiences present a convincing argument for the existence of God'
Category: /Social Sciences/Sociology
Details: Words: 1411 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
'Religious experiences present a convincing argument for the existence of God'
Category: /Social Sciences/Sociology
Details: Words: 1411 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
A religious experience is meant to be indescribable; it is an experience from a different dimension. You get an insight into the unseen. These experiences are interpreted differently within different cultures. Religious experiences can re-affirm faith or it can even convert your faith. It can also lead to a change in behaviour or attitudes.
The term religious experience has many meanings, ranging from a perceived direct encounter with the divine, or God, to a feeling
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of someone's mind be classed as being part of a religious experience?
Is 'religious experience' what the recipient says it is? Is it actually an experience of the divine? How does the person know what he is experiencing is God. He doesn't. Then how can his experience be classed as a religious experience. This argument can never be settled.
Religious experiences are meant to re-affirm the faith of a believer, not to convert a non-believer.