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I was wondering what you guys thought of Craig's use of Personal Experience as a final argument in his debates. While he says it isn't an argument, I have a hard time swallowing that, considering he states that, "It's the claim to know God wholly apart from arguments." But if you tell someone, "I know God exists because I experienced him," is that not an argument?
I'm also not fond of the fact that William Craig would forgo his proofs as they can, "lead one away from God". The whole point of the debate is to present logical and rational arguments, but instead would forsake them all for an argument that claims you can know God simply by feeling him, which of course requires no actual evidence. A person of another religious faith could say that they felt their God(s) through them. There is literally no way to differentiate between the two. What also irks me is that Craig claims if you sincerely seek God then he will make himself known to you. But there have been individuals who HAVE done just that, but have found nothing. I also think it would help if Craig defined a religious experience as the term can be very broad. Not to mention that while some may call a certain even a religious experience, another may call it a natural phenomenon.
What are your thoughts?
Starts at 1:04
I was wondering what you guys thought of Craig's use of Personal Experience as a final argument in his debates. While he says it isn't an argument, I have a hard time swallowing that, considering he states that, "It's the claim to know God wholly apart from arguments." But if you tell someone, "I know God exists because I experienced him," is that not an argument?
I'm also not fond of the fact that William Craig would forgo his proofs as they can, "lead one away from God". The whole point of the debate is to present logical and rational arguments, but instead would forsake them all for an argument that claims you can know God simply by feeling him, which of course requires no actual evidence. A person of another religious faith could say that they felt their God(s) through them. There is literally no way to differentiate between the two. What also irks me is that Craig claims if you sincerely seek God then he will make himself known to you. But there have been individuals who HAVE done just that, but have found nothing. I also think it would help if Craig defined a religious experience as the term can be very broad. Not to mention that while some may call a certain even a religious experience, another may call it a natural phenomenon.
What are your thoughts?