(August 16, 2010 at 10:25 am)The Omnissiunt One Wrote: Apprehension of a lack of a deity may not be possible, but Buddhists claim to experience the dissolution of the self into nothingness. This runs directly contrary to the experiences of theistic religions, and must surely be taken just as seriously.I disagree that atheists cannot have experiences at least as valid. If someone can directly experience joy by connecting with the divine, atheists can directly experience calmness associated with apprehension of gods non existence. There is no logical flaw in that.
I agree with your other points.
The basic point of this thread is if you allow personal experience for one you have to allow it for all and leave yourself nowhere in providing evidence for god.
