Difficulties of interpretation

Difficulties of interpretation

1. Religious experiences tend to be described in terms of people's prior religious faith

2. Counter Argument

   • Possible to argue that all our experiences are interpretations
   • We describe everything in our way
   • It could be argued that a pluralistic interpretation is possible
   • Experiences in different faiths might be genuine experiences of an ultimate reality or God
     • These ideas are then expressed through the beliefs of a particular faith

3. For example, a Catholic may interpret their experience as caused by the Virgin Mary

   • A Hindu is unlikely to give this explanation