Religious Experience

Question 1

what is a religious experience

Answer 1

a feeling of the presence of god of which there is evidence of his presencein the world
a religious experience and an arguement of gods existence

Question 2

sowa for religious experience and explanation

Answer 2

other miracles and experiences after revelation of jesus are unnecessary to believe in god

Question 3

2 typrs of religious experience

Answer 3

public - a normal event interpretted in a religious way
private - private experience which can be explained using normal language

Question 4

name 4 types of religious experience

Answer 4

numinous - feeling you are in the presence of something greater than yourself
conversion - feeling that gods presence is so strong it makes you want to change your life
miracle - events that break laws of science
prayers meeting with god in your life

Question 5

reasons why religious experiences are not accepted as proof of gods existence (7)

Answer 5

atheists and humanists do not believe in god so do not believe in religious experiences
a numinous experience is caused by your suroundings
conversions don’t happen people are just misguided
past miricles can now be eplained by science
answering of prayers is coincidene
there is lack of evidence and nothing to test
use of drugs opens people to religious experience

Question 6

what is the catholic response to arguement of why religious experiences are not proof of gods existence

Answer 6

god is omnipotent not bound by laws of nature so no reason why miracles cant happen
just because there is no evidence doesnt mean it didnt happen
catholics believe faith doesn’t need proof