The major problem with religious experience mentioned in your text is that

a. it is typically private and, so, hard for others to verify.
b. it is often so emotional that people abandon their rational faculties.
c. it tends to make people dogmatic and intolerant of those who have not had the experience.
d. all of the above


a. it is typically private and, so, hard for others to verify.

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