Religion G3: Pargetter

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Suppose that Ann believes in God on the basis of a felt experience of God. But Bob, in similar circumstances, has no such felt experience of God. Pargetter suggests that Bob should

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Suppose that Ann believes in God on the basis of a felt experience of God. But Bob, in similar circumstances, has no such felt experience of God. Pargetter suggests that Bob should

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Bob needs to ask questions like:

"If I accepted Ann's experiences as genuine, would my resulting belief system be reasonable on holistic grounds (consistency, explanatory potential, usefulness to my life, etc.)?"

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Suppose that Ann believes in God on the basis of a felt experience of God. But Bob, in similar circumstances, has no such felt experience of God. Pargetter suggests that Bob should

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Ann's belief may still be genuine. Maybe Ann is more perceptive on such matters than he is.

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Suppose that Ann believes in God on the basis of a felt experience of God. But Bob, in similar circumstances, has no such felt experience of God. Pargetter suggests that Bob should

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Before Bob does this, he should investigate Ann's belief more carefully.

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