What is religious experience?
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- Created on: 12-01-16 17:57
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- Religious Experience
- Non-empirical
- depending upon experience or observation alone, without using scientific method or theory
- Empiricism
- the theory that all knowledge is based on experiences derived from the senses
- What is religious experience?
- Recipients usually say that it has 'drawn them into' a deeper knowledge or awareness of God
- Can be spontaneous or may come from intensive training and self-discipline
- Important to remember that the experience itself is not a substitute for the divine, but a vehicle that is used to bring people closer to the divine
- A 'mental event' which is undergone by an individual, and they are aware of it
- Experience is unique t the individual and cannot be shared with anyone
- Non-empirical and may even be perceived as supernatural
- Genuine religious experiences seem to be encouraging, they do not condemn the individual but help them to live a better life
- Non-empirical
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