Religious Experience and Religious Belief
Religious Ambiguity and Religious Diversity April 5, 2001 DOI: 10.1093/0195128354.003.0010 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that the diversity and limited scope of religious experiences prevent them from undermining the Critical Stance toward religious beliefs. |
Abstract
Abstract The case for the Critical Stance is not undermined by appeals to religious experience. One reason for this is the sheer diversity of religious experiences: members of diverse religious traditions report on experiences that they believe to be supportive of their beliefs. Another reason is that religious experience is normally capable of providing epistemic support for, at most, a subset of the set of beliefs associated with a tradition.