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It is Logically Impossible to Experience God
- Objection to Religious Experience is derived from
Imannuel KANT
- Argues that our senses can only experience things in
the empirical realm
- (Referred to as PHENOMENA)
- There may be a reality beyond our experience
- (NOUMENA)
- This is impossible for us to experience it as a matter of logic
- (NOUMENA)
- (Referred to as PHENOMENA)
- Argues that our senses can only experience things in
the empirical realm
- Perhaps a clearer way to express this is to say that
given our human senses are finite and limited
- It is impossible for humans to experience an unlimited God
- It is impossible for humans to experience an unlimited God
- Counter Argument
- Whilst accepting that humans can't cause an
experience with God, it may be possible for
humans to experience God
- If He chooses to reveal himself to them
- William Alston
- Argues that religious experience is
similar to our normal sensory perception
- There may be an aspect of our
human minds that is able to
experience God
- Argues that religious experience is
similar to our normal sensory perception
- C.D.Broad
- Gave an interesting analogy of a society
of blind people where some evolve the
capacity to see
- Those who were still blind would be sceptical of
the information given by those who could now see
- Gave an interesting analogy of a society
of blind people where some evolve the
capacity to see
- If He chooses to reveal himself to them
- Whilst accepting that humans can't cause an
experience with God, it may be possible for
humans to experience God
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