This is true, however Brian I disagree on the grounds that said experiences cannot be determined as fake, just as unreliable to you. Since experiences ARE in fact useless outside the person experiencing them. They however are as real to the use as much as a hallucination would be real to the person seeing things. Having said that, I can see why you judge them harshly. I will share something that most here might securitize. I recently have felt a rather large compelling that there is indeed something more. What has been driving this was my study into the Greek versions of the Gospels ( I think most of the rest of the bible is bunk) and Jesus's own words. Believe it or not he was a rather interesting philosopher and with the various Greek meanings of words, most of the objections often cited in English are in fact wrong. I am not acting on this emotion as I could be compromised, I am however cannot deny this intense unction and intuition that I am not comprehending a deeper truth. That is meaningless to you, however it feels real to me. I believe the only difference is I am actually questioning my own motives.
I wanted that as an example, it can happen to anyone even yourself if given the right push (which may never happen). I think one should always scrutinize his testimony for certain, however go into criticism with no presuppositions. Christians and the religious do that, and we secularists call them out on it. Lets not do the same thing shall we?
I wanted that as an example, it can happen to anyone even yourself if given the right push (which may never happen). I think one should always scrutinize his testimony for certain, however go into criticism with no presuppositions. Christians and the religious do that, and we secularists call them out on it. Lets not do the same thing shall we?
I would be a televangelist....but I have too much of a soul.