Brighton Girls The value of revelation and enlightenment

Question 1

We are now going to look, in this & the following slides at 4questions believers may ask themselves to decide if r. real

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I don't understand what this is about, I don't remember this from my homework reading, I fully understood their questions in my homework reading, I remember this from my homework reading

Question 2

Revelations are difficult to prove as genuine experiences because they

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are subjective, personal experiences

Question 3

Does their revelation match the real world? The more the revelation aligns with what happens, the more likely it is real

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e.g. a revelation that claims people can fly is unlikely to be believed., e.g. a R claiming water in a holy place can cure people & it does - believe

Question 4

Does it fit with other revelations accepted by that religion?

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e.g. if it contradicts long held religious beliefs less likely be accepted

Question 5

Theists might reply back to this challenge about revelation from atheists that..

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The revelation of their religion is true but the others are not, The meaning of a revelation depend on the beliefs of that religion, I don't understand the question, different religions offer different paths to the divine.

Question 6

For Buddhists understanding the true nature of reality through revelation, in turn helps to reduce their suffering &,

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thro' enlightenment, can lead to profound freedom, peace, wisdom,compassion

Question 7

Does it change the faith or life of the person?

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e.g. Nicky Cruz, New York gang leader 1950s, converted to Xty through rev., e.g. Nicky Cruz, who had a revelation David Wilkerson's words true about JC

Question 8

What some theists may regard as revelations, non-theists may understand

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in other ways

Question 9

However, a religion's beliefs may change over time e.g. about slavery or homosexual relationships so this is

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not always the case, a thought provoking point

Question 10

How strong a criteria do you think it is - that it is more likely to be genuine if changes the person's life for better?

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Strong, Weak, Very strong, It's complicated

Question 11

How can different religions have different revelations? They can't all be correct?

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Different interpretations of revs lead to conflicting ideas about divine, Atheists may argue existence of conflicting revelations prove can't be real

Question 12

For some Buddhists, revelation can help them to

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understand the true nature of reality

Question 13

Is revelation a reality or an illusion: Revelation cannot be proved, so how can believers have confidence in revelation

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I think this is a very important question

Question 14

The value of revelation is that for some Christians, revelation can

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help believers to understand how God wants them to live, help to start a religion, enable believers to build a relationship with God, provide proof of God's existence

Question 15

I think the atheists points are

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strong, thought provoking, I didn't understand them, weak

Question 16

What are alternative explanations for these experiences of revelation & enlightenment?

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person made a genuine error or deliberately lying for fame or money, wishful thinking, result of a physical or mental illness, caused by drugs or alcohol

Question 17

Theists believe that revelation & enlightenment are

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valuable sources of knowledge about the divine

Brighton Girls The value of revelation and enlightenment

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Brighton Girls The value of revelation and enlightenment

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