If we refuse to consider horrible visions as possible religious experiences, we are
A) using an argument from ignorance.
B) we are committing the ad hominem fallacy.
C) begging the question against what counts as religious experiences.
D) None of the above

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Refusing to consider horrible visions as possible religious experiences without justification assumes a conclusion about what counts as a religious experience from the start, which is begging the question. It's a form of circular reasoning where the conclusion is assumed in one of the premises.

If We Refuse to Consider Horrible Visions as Possible Religious