religous experiences Flashcards

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what is a religious experience

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a personal encounter with a higher power or a divine being , a religious experience can normally be presented in private prayer

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Name one type of a religious experience

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Ordinary experience this can be normally presented in nature such as sunsets and in prayer

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what is William James’ view of religious experience

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he believed that they were psychological events and saw the mas transience and passivity

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What argument is normally depicted about religious experiences?

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Christians argue that if such a beautiful experience could exist that shows that God is present in the world and he must be real

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Why might people not believe in religious experiences ?

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they may believe that it could just be a misunderstanding or even a inconvenience and could just be imagination

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