RE: Atheists: have you ever had a religious experience and what did you make of it?
January 21, 2015 at 9:07 am
(This post was last modified: January 21, 2015 at 9:15 am by watchamadoodle.)
(January 21, 2015 at 7:01 am)robvalue Wrote: I think there will be a strong correlation between how suggestable someone is and how many "religious experiences" they have. Also lack of critical thinking, going straight for the argument from ignorance, "What else could it have been?" And of course, the desire to have such experiences.
I'm very suggestible. When I watch movies, I can often smell aromas in the movie. For example, if somebody lights a cigarette or pipe, then I usually smell it. I am sure I would be easy to hypnotize, but I have never tried it.
Several years ago, I was depressed (as usual), and I became obsessed with UFOs. For a week or two, I spent hours reading and pondering all the classic UFO cases. Then one afternoon I looked into the sky, and there was a UFO. I watched it for a minute or two with great excitement. I ran off to get my camera, so I might see it better through the zoom lens. Then as I glanced down to adjust my camera, the UFO was gone. I reported this to MUFON, but now I suspect it might have been a hallucination in response to my obsession with UFOs. I still hope it might have been a UFO.
