Swinburne argument of God exists based on religious experiences

Question 1

who does Swinburne believe religious experiences can include?

Answer 1

‘God or of some other supernatural thing’

Question 2

what are Swinburne’s 2 key arguments for religious experiences:

Answer 2

principle of testimony
principle of credulity

Question 3

explain the principle of testimony:

Answer 3

summarised in the way that people usually tell the truth
this means we should accept what others claim to have gone through

Question 4

explain the principle of credulity:

Answer 4

can be summarised as ‘if it seems to a subject that X is present, then probably X is present’
means if we think something has happened that is usually the case

Question 5

how can the principle of testimony and credulity be criticised?
(4 points)

Answer 5

if the circumstance gives unreliable results (e.g mind altering substances)

person going through experience may not be able to interpret it correctly

can prove the claims of the experience to be false

what was seen may be physically there but has nothing to do with the experience