Religious Experience For and Against

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For

Unless we have overwhelming evidence for the contrary, we not believe it.

We believe other things, we not this?

People tell the truth usually

If God is how we perceive him to be, surely he would connect with us.

Toronto blessing

many people who have had a religious experience say the same things about it. (William James interviews)

Against

We don't experience it with others around. Personal.

We can't carry out tests to see if they are telling the truth

Mistake of what they heard.

Alcohol or drug hallucination.

Michael Persinger created a helmet stimulating religious experience.

People said it worked and therefore science can create religious experience. Then God is not great like we think he is surely?