Full Idea
Might it not be possible that experience of God requires an unusual state or psychological abnormality, just as an aerial view of Paris requires that one be in the unusual state of being abnormally elevated?
Gist of Idea
Maybe an abnormal state of mind is needed to experience God?
Source
Brian Davies (Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion [1982], 7 'Are the')
Book Reference
Davies,Brian: 'An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion' [OUP 1993], p.125
A Reaction
That would make sense if it were analogous to great mathematical or musical ability, but it sounds more like ouija boards in darkened rooms. Talent has a wonderful output, but people in mystical states don't return with proofs.