Is Experience a Reliable Guide to Truth?

In a recent blog post at Stand To Reason Blog (STR), Brett Kunkle reflects on these comments given by Brad Pitt in an interview given to Parade Magazine:

"I thought you had to experience things if you want to know right from wrong. I'd go to Christian revivals and be moved by the Holy Spirit, and I'd go to rock concerts and feel the same fervor. Then I'd be told, 'That's the Devil's music! Don't partake in that!' I wanted to experience things religion said not to experience."

Brett writes,

"Pitt demonstrates the liability of an experience/testimony/personal story as justification for religious belief. Now don't get me wrong. I am not saying experience is an unimportant thing in our justification. I'm just saying it's not the only thing...But as Pitt reveals, experiences alone can be a poor guide for determining the truth or falsity of our religious beliefs."

The entire interview with Brad Pitt is worth reading, as he reflects on a life of fame, faith, and his search for truth.