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1. A feeling is an experience, but all experiences are not feelings.

2. I believe that a) all other religions are not entirely false, and b) Satan exists, and he is a deceiver.

So yes, I have no doubt that people of other religions "experience" their perceived gods, but its not the same. Of course, you won't realize how Christianity is different until you choose to believe.

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(1) I'm fairly certain they're pretty similar in the brain. Either way, I'm pretty sure its just semantics. No one is experiencing God in the sense that he's appearing in the flesh, performing a few miracles and then flying away on wings. Pretty much every theist who I've come across who shares their connection with their God is about the same as my friend in High School who had a crush on a gymnist. He just knew with all his heart and felt that their love was meant to be. was he objectively 'feeling' something? Of course. Was his interpretation of what he was experiencing accurate? Not even close.

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2. I believe that a) all other religions are not entirely false, and b) Satan exists, and he is a deceiver.


[/ QUOTE ] You believe it but the concrete proof that he exists? See #1 above. Of course if there was a Satan like figure... how would you know that the Muslims didn't have it right and that Satan wasn't fooling all the naive Christians like yourself? Perhaps all the Billions of people who don't share your faith are all foolish and you're the one too savvy for the Satan figure? That's what you would have to believe.

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So yes, I have no doubt that people of other religions "experience" their perceived gods, but its not the same.

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And you know its not the same.... because you WANT to believe its not the same. You are proving my point with your every post.

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Of course, you won't realize how Christianity is different until you choose to believe.

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You forget that I was a believer. If you have a rational mind you cannot choose to believe something for which there is no evidence. That would be borderline psychotic.