As you know, I am working through a podcast series on the evidence for God’s existence. The first argument I examined is the argument from personal experience.

The essence of the argument is that if one has had a personal experience of God, they are justified in concluding that God exists unless they have good reasons to doubt the veracity of their experience. Believing in God based on personal experience is entirely rational, even if your personal experience is not sufficient to convince others that God is real.

You can listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts (search for “Thinking to Believe” or “Jason Dulle”), or at https://www.buzzsprout.com/1958918/13496572.

I am also including the argument in written form. You can download the PDF here.

Argument from personal experience (updated 12/31/24)