- Is some other explanation just as good?
- Perhaps it is just people are interpreting the reason for the experiences to fit their own views about a God and the world. Applying meaning to emotional experiences that is is not the awareness of the divine at all.
- One response to this claim would be that many people are not expecting the experience to occur. For example, towards the end of his life, atheist philosopher had a RE which caused a total abandonment of his beliefs. And the dismissal of years of his philosophy as the result of this experience. It is clear that was not expecting anything religious to occur.
- Again, here is another point; reguardless of whether they are genuine or not, RE's have a very profound effect on those who experience them, and are totally real to the recipient. Do have the right to criticise somebody's inner beliefs?
-However, this still does not assert whether Religious Experiences are genuine or not, despite their value.
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