Explanation, evidence, and mystical experience

Minerva - An Internet Journal of Philosophy 5 (1) (2001)
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This article argues that the testimony of mystics provides an interesting potential source of evidence for theism. The model of inference to the best explanation is utilized to analyze and assess mystics' testimony. It is argued that the evidential value of the reports from mystics, both within the theistic tradition and from without, ultimately proves weak.

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