Swinburne and Miracles
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- Richard Swinburne and Miracles
- Swinburne argued that there is evidence of miracles from historical evidence
- His historical evidence that he used as evidence for miracles included:
- 1. our memory of miracles
- 2. the testimony of others that miracles took place
- 3. the physical traces left behind by the miracles
- 4. the results of miracles, e.g. an unexplained sudden healing
- Swinburne could also apply the principles of testimony and credulity
- Principle of testimony:
- Unless there is evidence otherwise, we should believe a witness' testimony about a miracle that they saw
- Principle of credulity
- Unless there is evidence otherwise, we should believe that things are as they seem to be; people claim that they have seen a miracle so we should accept that they did
- Principle of testimony:
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