1. Plausible, given the enormous amount of other people who also make similar claims. On a personal level, it must be investigated; what did he experience? And more importantly, what does he think God said to him?
2. Also plausible, given that humans have an enormous capacity for self-delusion. Again, it must be investigated and compared to other claims of the sort, and questions must be asked.
3. Again, just as plausible, given that humans lie a lot. And again, it must be investigated as a personal case and compared to other, similar cases.
I am not making the claim that all 5 billion people have truly had the experience with God that they think they have. Often, these things are far too subjectively interpretable to be sure. But you cannot write the belief the people have in these experiences as simply delusional, because to suggest that so many are delusional is preposterous and unlikely.
2. Also plausible, given that humans have an enormous capacity for self-delusion. Again, it must be investigated and compared to other claims of the sort, and questions must be asked.
3. Again, just as plausible, given that humans lie a lot. And again, it must be investigated as a personal case and compared to other, similar cases.
I am not making the claim that all 5 billion people have truly had the experience with God that they think they have. Often, these things are far too subjectively interpretable to be sure. But you cannot write the belief the people have in these experiences as simply delusional, because to suggest that so many are delusional is preposterous and unlikely.
