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“A religious experince is a sponatnious or induced,mental event over which the recepient has relatively little control
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"Religious experiences are all in the mind of the believer." Discuss "A religious experience is a spontaneous or induced mental event over which the recipient has relatively little control. It is often accompanied with the gaining of certain knowledge and the experience is always unique."1 Elton Trueblood's definition of a religious experience is very broad, including any experience of feelings of 'love, power, glory or strength from God.' This differs from a simple experience which can be defined as "an event or series of events participated in or lived through, especially one that makes a powerful impression on the mind and sense."2 It is obvious that religious experiences are all in the mind of a believer because a non- believer is capable of arguing against their existence and what people perceive to be a religious experience is just simply an experience or merely a 'coincidence' as Holland would state. This view is...
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