On the nature of evidence.

[bennyboy]

I'll save you the time of posting-- the wonderful feelings and deep sense of connection you have are all emotions, and you do not have any more reason to believe in your God than Hindus do in theirs, or the dog-talking serial killer in his.

I'm glad you're so open minded. I'll save you the time responding and point out that this is sarcasm.

No. It really is not sarcasm. I believe you DO have wonderful feelings and a deep sense of connection, and that you interpret these as a direct experience of Godhood. And I really do want to know what is so special about your personal life experience that makes your feelings a more valid source of truth than those of Hindus or dog-talking serial killers. See, that's why non-believers want physical evidence-- because even a Hindu or a dog-talking serial killer has to refer to things the rest of us can experience in terms to validate his own conclusions. And so do you. Or, if you cannot, you must explain why the inferences YOU draw from your religious experiences are more valid than the inferences others draw, which differ greatly from yours.