“Humans are capable of having transcendent, transformative experiences in the absence of any given dogma. We are capable of sustaining elaborate systems of false belief and transmitting them to our children. We are capable of feeling so certain about our… — John W. Loftus Copy Share Image
“Humans are capable of having transcendent, transformative experiences in the absence of any given dogma. We are capable of sustaining elaborate systems of false… — John W. Loftus Copy Share Image
“Let's Look at Subjective Religious Experiences This Way: What if ten thousand people went up to a mountain top, saw something, and then they all disagreed with what they saw, even people who largely agreed with each other? Even with this best possible analogy to subjective religious experiences we would still have a reason to think the lack of oxygen… — John W. Loftus Copy Share
“it is unmistakable; it does not need other proofs to back it up; it is self-evident and attests to its own truth.” — John W. Loftus Copy Share Image
“Since we humans are meaning-makers to the core, such a powerful experience demands an explanation. In an evangelical conversion context like a revival meeting… — John W. Loftus Copy Share Image
