Religious experience

substantiate, religious experiences as an argument from religious experience. Two examples are Swinburne’s Principle of Credulity, and Alston’s concept of doxastic practice. Richard Swinburne holds that if it seems to a subject something to be x on the basis of the subject’s experience it is probably the case that x is (Swinburne, 2004). According to Swinburne, it is reasonable to assume that the world is the way it is experienced and unless we have reason to doubt a religious experience then…

The traditional American religious landscape has changed significantly over the past several years. Many Americans are now identifying themselves as spiritual, but not affiliated with a particular religion (Oshatz). The Millennials, born between 1981 and 1996 (Pew Reports, Comparing Millennials), are finding themselves right in the midst of this religious “...floating…” (Mosier). The Millennials quest for meaning, magic, mystery, and identity has been significantly influenced by many factors…

I don’t believe I have had a religious experience. Nonetheless, I do not believe that such an experience does not exist. Religion is easiest to classify by the passion it elicits, God is not just a theory for those who are religiously devoted. God is a reality that is integrated into every aspect of their lives. Stating that the nature of a religious experience provides evidence for religious belief requires a definition of what we are applying the evidence towards. If we direct the statement to…

Eliade claims that, whereas for non-religious man the spatial aspect of the world is basically experienced as uniformly neutral, for religious man it was experienced as non-homogeneous, partly sacred and partly not so. In particular, religious man experienced the world as having a sacred center and sought to live there. Eliade ensures his claim that modern, non-religious men experience the special aspect of his world as neutral. In addition, the later experiences particular locations as such as…

assignments is to attend a religious service that is held by a group that is different from mine. As a result, I decided to attend a Buddhist temple to get an insight of what the Buddhist religion is about. One of the reasons why I chose to attend a Buddhist as oppose to any other religion was because of friend of mine who is Buddhist. I have always been curious about the Buddhist religion. In addition, my friend has invited me to attend a…

Throughout time, religious experiences have been used as the foundation of religious beliefs. However, there has been much debate within the philosophical community as to whether these experiences are authoritative and can be trusted as reliable primary sources. For the purpose of this paper, I will define a religious experience as the sudden sensation of a mystical entity. This type of experience occurs frequently and is easier to defend than the traditional religious experience of seeing the…

contributed to the discussion of religious feeling and knowledge in attempting to characterize the “numinous” as an underlying core of all religious experiences. In his The Idea of the Holy (1917), Otto sought to explore the category of the Holy through what he referred to as the "numinous consciousness." This essay will first analyze his fundamental theory of the “numinous” experience, and then examine the notion of the “numen,” the object and source of the numinous experience, which he claims…

Religious Experience of Native Americans The Native American religious experience from before the European presence to the 20th century underwent many transformations throughout its evolution. In the beginning, the Olmec and Mayan hierarchical civilizations believed their kings, who were also their religious leaders, were able to communicate with the Gods and ancestors. This demonstrated how the early Native Americans believed that supernatural forces existed. This belief in the supernatural…

Religious Experience I have been a Christian for as long as I can remember. I have never thought of going to a different religion 's place of worship, especially like a temple. When I heard that we had to experience another religion, I was a tad bit skeptical. Later on, I thought this would be a great experience for me. Being happy has been a main concern for me this year. I have picked Buddhism since that religion focuses on happiness. My mom and I went to the Buddhist Temple named Wat…

Exercise1 1.1) Write one belief related to each of the following: success, money, and relationships. Success: “Hard work and dedication are the keys to success.” Money: “Money is the root of all evil.” Relationships: “If they do it once they’ll do it again.” 1.3) 1. When did you first realize that your family belonged to a certain group of people (African-American)? I first realized that my family belonged to a certain group of people when I was introduced to the different races and…