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Originally Posted by plaaynde
Do you feel your personal god experience is evidence? Trying to get a common ground for how to define evidence in this case.
Some philosophers make a distinction between
Propositional Knowledge(PK) and
Knowledge by Acquaintance(KA).
An example of PK would be, "Sacramento is the capitol of California."
An example of KA would be, "I enjoyed my last visit to Sacramento."
What makes the first example an instance of PK, is that its verification is based on evidence accessible to essentially anyone. The evidence is "public" (so to speak).
What makes the second example an instance of KA, is that its verification is based on evidence known only by the person making the claim. The evidence is "private".
Applying this distinction to Christian Apologetics, Dr. William Lane Craig distinguishes between "
Showing that Christianity is true" and "
Knowing that Christianity is true."
Knowing that Christianity is true is rooted (at least in part) in a personal experience in which the believer is indwelt by the Holy Ghost. This could be called the "Born Again" experience.
I'm not suggesting that this is where Aaron was planning to go here. Just sharing my personal thoughts on the matter.
The minimal aim of Christian Apologetics is to at show that Christian belief is at least
reasonable, even if not
proveable.