The Existence of GodWhat we call religious experience can differ considerably. There are reports of supernatural events that would be difficult to explain from a rational and scientific point of view. On the other hand, there are also types of testimonies that simply seem to convey a feeling or peace of unity – something that most of us, religious or not, can relate to. First, I will consider the nature of an experience. Experience involves empirical encounters (testable via the senses). We have drawn empirical conclusions about many things and people: they have orange hair and are 5 feet tall, they are alone and confused. These conclusions are based primarily, although not entirely, on empirical evidence. If most of our encounters with other people and objects are empirical, then it is reasonable to suggest that we can experience God and draw conclusions about his nature from that experience. If we can find meaning in things that cannot be verified by empirical evidence, then it may be possible to experience God and use those experiences to prove the nature and existence of God. God's experiences are not regular and universal like ordinary experiences. Religious experiences often accompany existing beliefs, ie. takes place with those who are already believers. One believes in God first through faith, which means that by having a basic framework, it will make you accept religious experiences. We can conclude that this is a scholarly belief. Can we go so far as to suggest that religious experiences are proof of the existence of God? For a religious believer, the involvement of human Godin middle of paper......religious experience of their god. This then brings us back to the idea that religious experiences are overshadowed by individual culture/tradition and are therefore human-centered rather than divine-centered. In conclusion, I believe that claiming religious experience as proof of the existence of God creates more questions and problems than we seek to answer. Additionally, skeptics might argue that claiming to have had a religious experience does not mean that God exists. Just because a person believes God is there (epistemology) does not mean God is actually there (ontology). Something more than the “feeling” of religious experience is needed to verify this. The argument can be part of a proof but it is often combined with other proofs, the argument is not sufficient on its own.[1] God's Puzzle Page 101