To say that mystical experiences are "ineffable" is to say that

A) ?they cannot be described or communicated to anyone else.
B) ?they can be communicated and described to others.
C) ?while they can be described and communicated, they tend only to be convincing to other mystics.
D) ?very few people can have them.


A

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