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What is considered to be a 'religious experience' has many different interpretations and definitions – for Christians, this would be a direct experience of or with .
There are various examples of religious experiences recorded within the , including the story of Moses and the burning bush in 3, where God commands Moses to go to Pharaoh and free the Israelites from slavery. This is regarded as being a special and direct form of - it is God revealing his purpose directly to humankind (in this case, one specific Israelite).
In the modern day, religious experiences are widely varied. They can include a prophetic dream, a specific feeling of God's presence, hearing voices, etc.
Religious experience is considered to be an important form of proof of the existence of – especially to those who experience it. Naturally it would follow that in order for someone to have a religious experience of the divine, the divine must . For many, this is a strong argument for the existence of God.
This is a purely empirical argument, because it is based on human experience rather than logic or reason. If the individual who had the religious experience exhibits a marked personality change or stark life change after the event, this is often considered to be proof of the validity of the event.
However, many non-religious people do not consider this to be a strong argument for the existence of God. These are based in human , which is considered to be flawed. Our eyes can lie to us through visual tricks, and our minds are not considered to be wholly reliable. They could be easily explained by science – or simply put down to a hallucination.