Welcome LWSleeth!

Sounds like you are locked, loaded, and ready to go for a debate, so enjoy the forums. We have a very active philosophy of science and religion forum if you are interested.

Your experientialist moniker sounds very similar to an empiricist! But very interested to hear more about it. Enjoy yourself on the forum!

From a fellow newcomer, welcome!

I enjoyed reading your introduction and look forward to your posts.


Cheers.
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Welcome Sleeth! I look forward to the criticism. I can't wait to learn physics from you if perhaps that's a possibility. I'd love to read your conception of what the universe is Mr. Experientialist... if it matters to you ofcourse. Again, welcome.

Welcome to Philosophy Forum.
Regards,
John

Hi, thanks for the welcome. I'd differentiate experientialism from empiricism in one important way. I accept, like any good empiricist, that hypotheses are to be confirmed by experience. However, the empiricists I've met and debated seem to limit knowledge-confirming experience to sense experience, while I would allow any genuine type of experience.

Of course, what sorts of other experiences might be considered "genuine" is as controversial as a subject gets. To be epistemologically trustworthy we could not, for example, believe someone merely because he claims he communicates with Martians psychically. On the other hand, because we can't confirm experiential claims doesn't mean they aren't true. :deep-thought:

That is actually an interesting distinction especially considering the possible effects dreams and nonconscious activity has upon intuition. You should post some more of thoughts of yours on experientialism because I am interested in the directions they could lead.

Anyway, welcome to the forum and I await your future contributions.