RE: Atheism is irrational.
December 7, 2016 at 4:45 pm
(This post was last modified: December 7, 2016 at 4:48 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)
(December 7, 2016 at 4:18 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: ...But do you accept he had an actual experience caused by the Hindu god?I guess I'd need to talk to him first to understand what exactly he experienced. At the same time, I don't doubt that the content of exceptional states of consciousness passes through many personal and cultural filters (including Christian ones). Is there really much difference between a Marian apparition and a similar experience with some pagan Goddess? Intellectually both seem to fall into the idea of the Divine Feminine, but not having had such an experience, I cannot say. The very people I know who have had profound encounters with the Divine usually do not report the outward appearance of the entity they encounter; but rather, focus almost entirely on the affect said entity produced in them - intense feelings of transcendent unity and being immersed in love, etc.