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Hi Blanca,
I found your explanation about religious feelings and experiences to be quite understandable. What helped more was the usage of historical examples. While I might not fully understand the history behind each story, I found your example to be a clear showing of religious experiences.
While I may disagree with you on the stance of religious experiences as evidence, I do see your perceptive on how it could be. With many accounts of divine contact throughout history, it is compelling to say that it is proven time and time again that contact with a divine presence have been made.
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