Swinburne Flashcards
What is his view on the validity of religious experiences?
He thinks we should give people the benefit of the doubt
The Principe of Credulity:
He think that people genuinely believe that it is God - our experiences are usually truthful as our senses don’t usually fail us
Counter: Our senses do deceive us; we may genuinely think we have experienced God, but we are mistaken (wish fulfilment)
The Principle of Testimony:
There is no reason that someone would not tell the truth - give the benefit of the doubt
Counter: we may accept the testimony of someone when they tall about thinks in the world, but God is transcendent
Other minds problem:
The sincerity of a belief is not to be confined with the validity of a belief. You cannot experience someone else religious experience - it is subjective
