The Incompatibility of the Vision of God as a Basis of Factual Belief from Philosophical Perspective

Religious people may feel confident that they have something that non-religious people lack, namely, direct experience of God. They may claim that such religious experience, like visions of God, is a way of knowing God's existence. This claim has been examined by some scholars and philosophers...

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Published in:International journal of Islamic thought 2012-12, Vol.2 (1), p.1-11
Main Author: Ismail, Indriaty
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
belief
Belief & doubt
God
Philosophy
Religion
religious experience
vision of God
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Summary:Religious people may feel confident that they have something that non-religious people lack, namely, direct experience of God. They may claim that such religious experience, like visions of God, is a way of knowing God's existence. This claim has been examined by some scholars and philosophers in the field of philosophy of religion. The purpose of this writing is to analyze the reasonableness of believing in the existence of God on the basis of this claim. The methodological approach of gathering data is mainly through document analysis on various books of philosophy of religion and philosophy of God. This writing concludes that visions lack the consistency and predictability needed to form the basis of any factual belief.
ISSN:2232-1314
2289-6023
DOI:10.24035/ijit.02.2012.001