What is JL Mackie's attitude toward religious experience?
What would be an ideal response?
An ideal answer should mention J.L. Mackie has argued that it is wrong to draw evidence from people’s claims to religious experiences on the grounds that there are ‘disanalogies’ between these and other normal experiences. Mackie states that religious experiences have different characteristics from other perceptions, so they should not carry the same degree of authority. They are not part of the same scheme of shared and verifiable experiences common in daily life.
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