Many people interoperate a miracle differently. E.g. The Plane Theory
To the mother of the person that was miraculously saved, this would be a miracle. But to someone else, they would say that it was a coincidence that the person was saved, and that this is not a miracle.
Hume said 'if a miracle is a violation of a law of nature, and a law of nature is established by firm and unalterable experience, then a miracle goes against firm and unalterable experience'. He uses this idea to make the point that it doesn't make sense to believe in miracles, because it goes against everything you know to be true (firm and unalterable experience).
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Comments (4)
Jade Horsfield said
at 10:56 am on Dec 15, 2009
Holland said that a miracle to be an amazing beneficial coincidence interpreted religiously.
Katie Gray said
at 10:57 am on Dec 15, 2009
Dawkins said "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."
Jade Horsfield said
at 10:59 am on Dec 15, 2009
Many people interoperate a miracle differently. E.g. The Plane Theory
To the mother of the person that was miraculously saved, this would be a miracle. But to someone else, they would say that it was a coincidence that the person was saved, and that this is not a miracle.
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at 11:06 am on Dec 15, 2009
Hume said 'if a miracle is a violation of a law of nature, and a law of nature is established by firm and unalterable experience, then a miracle goes against firm and unalterable experience'. He uses this idea to make the point that it doesn't make sense to believe in miracles, because it goes against everything you know to be true (firm and unalterable experience).
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