[extropy-chat] John Wright finds God

[john-c-wright at sff.net]

BillK writes: 

> John Wright is speaking as though his religious experience
was something unusual. It isn't. Millions of people have had similar
experiences and many also *know* the meaning of life.
More than half of all adult Americans (and UK adults also) will report
having had some kind of religious experience. Religious experience is
common to humanity worldwide, regardless of religious persuasion. Even
atheists have transcendental events in their lives. It is a
fundamental part of how the human brain is structured.

Will all due respect, you misquote me. I did not say my experience was unique.
Far from it. I merely opine that the most logical explanation to a type of
perception that an overwhelming majority of people have had is not necessary the
conclusion that the overwhelming majority of people are mistaken. It could be
that that are: but the burden of proof surely lies on the party making the more
extraordinary claim.