religous experiences Flashcards
(5 cards)
what is a religious experience
a personal encounter with a higher power or a divine being , a religious experience can normally be presented in private prayer
Name one type of a religious experience
Ordinary experience this can be normally presented in nature such as sunsets and in prayer
what is William James’ view of religious experience
he believed that they were psychological events and saw the mas transience and passivity
What argument is normally depicted about religious experiences?
Christians argue that if such a beautiful experience could exist that shows that God is present in the world and he must be real
Why might people not believe in religious experiences ?
they may believe that it could just be a misunderstanding or even a inconvenience and could just be imagination