How long will it take Chad's Hooters to claim to know that his experiences were absolutely, in no way, due to some misinterpreted natural mental state?
"Of course, many people do have TLE or mental conditions that could cause experiences that sure do seem to bear a more than just passing resemblance to my religious experience. But I know mine was real...ahh...because of the following circular argument".
"Of course, many people do have TLE or mental conditions that could cause experiences that sure do seem to bear a more than just passing resemblance to my religious experience. But I know mine was real...ahh...because of the following circular argument".
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.