Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious?

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Poll: Have you had such experiences? This poll is closed.
No, I don't believe I have or am quite certain I have not.	23.94%	17	23.94%
Maybe, but it was too indistinct to be sure and/or is too poorly remembered to describe in any detail.	1.41%	1	1.41%
Yes, I believe so or am quite certain that I have.	9.86%	7	9.86%
What I experienced could be described as a merging with something greater than or less narrow than my ordinary self.	4.23%	3	4.23%
What I experienced could be described as a kind of disembodied or general awareness in which I was more a spectator than an actor.	5.63%	4	5.63%
What I experienced could be described as improved perception and insight and a correspondingly increased sense of power or confidence.	4.23%	3	4.23%
My experience was confusing, frightening or unpleasant.	0%	0	0%
My experience was largely uplifting, energizing or euphoric.	8.45%	6	8.45%
The experience I had made sense to me while it was happening within a frame of reference I already had. (Which one?)	8.45%	6	8.45%
The experience I had has not been one of which I've been able to make a great deal of sense.	0%	0	0%
The experience I had was one I've come to recognize as fitting a frame of reference I did not possess at that time. (Which one?)	7.04%	5	7.04%
The experience has made an enduring change which is quite clear to me. (Regrets or glad?)	4.23%	3	4.23%
The experience has probably changed me but it is hard to say exactly how. (Regrets or glad?)	4.23%	3	4.23%
The experience was transitory and I now feel back to normal or largely the same. (Regrets or glad?)	1.41%	1	1.41%
As a result of this experience, I now feel more connected to other people and/or something greater.	4.23%	3	4.23%
As a result of this experience, I now feel different and somewhat more estranged from other people than I used to.	0%	0	0%
What I experienced was a one time thing.	2.82%	2	2.82%
What I experienced was spread out over multiple events.	7.04%	5	7.04%
Whatever it was, it was something I'd like to experience again.	0%	0	0%
Whatever it was, it was something I wouldn't expect to experience again.	2.82%	2	2.82%
Total		71 vote(s)	100%

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Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious?

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RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, spiritual and/or religious?

August 19, 2014 at 10:03 pm

(August 19, 2014 at 10:00 pm)Michael Wrote: Yes, and it was that experience that led to my 'conversion' from atheist to theist. It was/is best described simply as a profound sense of the numinous. Or, I relate to John Wesley's beautifully understated description of 'his heart being strangely warmed'. It was and is positive, but it was somewhat disorienting at the time (it just didn't fit my world view at the time).

But how did you go from there (deism?) to Christianity?

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Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Whateverist - August 19, 2014 at 9:51 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, spiritual and/or religious? - by Sejanus - August 19, 2014 at 9:56 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, spiritual and/or religious? - by Michael - August 19, 2014 at 10:00 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, spiritual and/or religious? - by Sejanus - August 19, 2014 at 10:03 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, spiritual and/or religious? - by Michael - August 19, 2014 at 10:07 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Sejanus - August 19, 2014 at 10:18 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, spiritual and/or religious? - by Whateverist - August 19, 2014 at 10:01 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Polaris - August 19, 2014 at 10:13 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Anomalocaris - August 19, 2014 at 10:24 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by vorlon13 - August 19, 2014 at 11:33 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by ComradeMeow - August 20, 2014 at 12:38 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Michael - August 20, 2014 at 1:25 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Sejanus - August 20, 2014 at 1:52 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Losty - August 20, 2014 at 1:46 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Michael - August 20, 2014 at 2:06 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Whateverist - August 20, 2014 at 8:17 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by pocaracas - August 20, 2014 at 8:27 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Endo - August 20, 2014 at 9:29 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Confused Ape - August 20, 2014 at 10:38 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Whateverist - August 20, 2014 at 10:48 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Confused Ape - August 20, 2014 at 11:57 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Whateverist - August 20, 2014 at 9:53 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Confused Ape - August 21, 2014 at 5:18 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Neo-Scholastic - August 21, 2014 at 10:35 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Confused Ape - August 21, 2014 at 12:40 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Diablo - August 20, 2014 at 10:58 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Neo-Scholastic - August 20, 2014 at 12:13 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Michael - August 20, 2014 at 2:42 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Diablo - August 20, 2014 at 3:25 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Michael - August 20, 2014 at 3:53 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Diablo - August 20, 2014 at 4:01 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Neo-Scholastic - August 20, 2014 at 7:03 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Diablo - August 21, 2014 at 10:39 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Neo-Scholastic - August 21, 2014 at 12:12 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Diablo - August 21, 2014 at 12:52 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Whateverist - August 21, 2014 at 12:56 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Diablo - August 21, 2014 at 3:51 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Fidel_Castronaut - August 20, 2014 at 3:27 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Michael - August 20, 2014 at 4:08 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Diablo - August 20, 2014 at 4:21 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by ShaMan - August 20, 2014 at 4:13 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Thumpalumpacus - August 20, 2014 at 4:26 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by jesus_wept - August 20, 2014 at 4:29 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by professor - August 20, 2014 at 8:59 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by paulpablo - August 21, 2014 at 10:59 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Whateverist - August 21, 2014 at 12:48 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Anomalocaris - August 21, 2014 at 12:29 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Neo-Scholastic - August 21, 2014 at 12:43 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Confused Ape - August 21, 2014 at 3:53 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Neo-Scholastic - August 21, 2014 at 5:39 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Confused Ape - August 22, 2014 at 6:01 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Whateverist - August 22, 2014 at 11:17 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Dystopia - August 21, 2014 at 3:31 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Thumpalumpacus - August 22, 2014 at 11:29 am

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Diablo - August 22, 2014 at 4:51 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Nine - August 22, 2014 at 4:54 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Thumpalumpacus - August 22, 2014 at 5:56 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Neo-Scholastic - August 22, 2014 at 4:01 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Mudhammam - August 22, 2014 at 4:44 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by ComradeMeow - August 24, 2014 at 7:31 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by Nine - August 24, 2014 at 7:34 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by ComradeMeow - August 29, 2014 at 12:34 pm

RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious? - by CapnAwesome - August 30, 2014 at 8:31 pm

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