if I told you that fire burns you, so don't touch it, you might believe me or you might not
if I told you that fire burns everything that touches it, and show you something burning, then you might believe me or you might not
if you touch the fire, and it burns you, then you KNOW, through personal experience, that fire can burn you - and any beliefs you had about it have been laid to rest
That is exactly what each person needs, personal proof. We each create and have our own realities. Proof for each should be not be restricting, rather it should be freedom that allows us to be who and what we are without rules or limitations. Great question!!
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personal experience trumps all other proofs
if I told you that fire burns you, so don't touch it, you might believe me or you might not
if I told you that fire burns everything that touches it, and show you something burning, then you might believe me or you might not
if you touch the fire, and it burns you, then you KNOW, through personal experience, that fire can burn you - and any beliefs you had about it have been laid to rest
Both are a measure of reality and the world we live in. Without personal experience we would never get to empirical proof.
That is exactly what each person needs, personal proof. We each create and have our own realities. Proof for each should be not be restricting, rather it should be freedom that allows us to be who and what we are without rules or limitations. Great question!!
It depends on the individual.
Understanding that 'personal experience' doesn't mean squat is an essential part of growing up.
Not everyone makes it.
Only for people who have been brainwashed to believe bogus myths like Christianity and Islam.