Questions to Atheists — Part 1

On personal experiences of God.

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Atheists diss believers when believers claim they experienced God. Here below is the gist of the argument (If you already know it, skip to my question here):

“We cannot assume that everything imagined in mental experiences (which include dreams, hallucinations etc) actually exists. Such experiences cannot be repeated, tested or publicly verified. Mystical and other personal experiences can be explained by other causes.” — A neutral website that provides arguments of believers and atheists.

“The atheistic conclusion is that the arguments and evidence both indicate there is insufficient reason to believe that any gods exist, and that personal subjective religious experiences say something about the human experience rather than the nature of reality itself; therefore, one has no reason to believe that a god exists.” — Wikipedia

Here is an example of an atheist who is simply pissed off at the stupidity:

The Question

The problem with “mental experiences”, and “personal subjective religious experiences” is they cannot be proved correct or wrong.

If you’re an atheist, surely, there must be something in your past for which there were neither other witnesses nor recorded on any devices. The event/experience exists only in your memory now.

Would you refuse to believe the experience happened, just because you cannot prove it? Because it’s a subjective experience?

If your answer is yes, would you care to explain why you believe in your own subjective experience without proof but not in the believers’ experience?

If you were to talk about an experience from your memory to someone, how would you prove to them you are not delusional/lying?

You’re a believer too, you believe/trust in your own memory without proof, don’t you?

If a believer says they experienced God, there are 3 possibilities:

1. They are telling the truth.
2. They are lying.
3. They are delusional.

When each of these seems equally plausible, why are you betting on one or two of those, without proof?

Irrelevant, but I have never experienced God in a way that makes me a 100% believer, BTW.

This article is a sales copy trying to convince you to pay for my drink.

Not buying? Here are a few others in the funnel that might be more convincing:

A Few Questions to Christians

A Problem in Hinduism That I Hope You Can Solve

Questions to Hindus — Part 2

What Has a Coin Toss Got to Do With Agnosticism?

Thanks for your time, and I’d appreciate your comments!