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Research
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◆Oxford Religious Experience Unit
◆By David Hay... Book '1986 Inner Space' ◆45% of population have had such experience |
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William James ( INTRO)
William James QUOTE ON NOETIC QUALITY |
◆Categorised R.E in 1902 book 'The varieties of Religious Experiences'
◆QUOTE: "These feelings of reality are as convincing to those who have had them as any direct experience can be" ^Makes R.E a convincing argument for Gods Existance |
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Philosophical Argument
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○If i experienced 'X' it is highly that 'X' exists
○I experienced God; ○Therefore it is highly that God exists |
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Inductive Argument
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◆High degree of posibillity and certainty can be achieved by the argument
◆Experiences of God is the best evidence that God Exists |
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Principle of Credulity 'How believable something is'
Quote (R.SW) |
"How things seem to be is a good guide to how things are
... if it seems to a subject that 'X' is present then 'X' is probably present" 》Swinburne CONCLUDES "Theism is more probable than not" |
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Principle of Testimony (R.SW) 'Tell you'
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"Experiences of others are (probably) as they report them."
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Caroline Frank Davis
4 Key Challanges against authenticity / reliability of RE |
1} Circumstances experience occurred produce unreliable results
pathological liar / intoxicants 2} Recipient of experience didn't have ability to interpret the experience Young / barrier of general understanding 3} Possible to show whatever recipient claims to experience was not there 4} was there but not responsible or involved |
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Story about Train driver & Child by...
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F.R Holland
Train driver fainted child was near trsin track on a bike Mother...Miracle Others...Coincidence |
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Existential Judgement (W.James)
key words quote |
What happenedNon empirical
Ineffible Subjective Personal Unique Transient Passive "These feelings of reality are as convincing to those who have had them as any direct experience cam be... they are much more convincing than results established by mere logic" |
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Value Judgement (W.James)
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####### Impact "Fruits of the experience" #Genuine: Life Affirming person "genuinely" thought it was real |
