The Problem of Miracles
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- The Problem of Miracles
- Definitions
- Aquinas
- events which nature could not preform / in that order / that quickly
- Swinburne
- an event of an extraordinary kind brought about by God and of a religious significance
- Holland
- an event which could be coincidental in which someone sees deep religious significance
- Tillich
- an event which is astonishing, unusual & shaking without contradicting the rational structure of reality
- Hume
- an event which breaks the laws of nature
- Aquinas
- David Hume
- Scottish Philosopher
- he believed that natural laws had been proven constant and unchanging therefore they are very improbable and unlikely to be broken
- he said that it is always more likely that the witness of a miracle is mistaken or lying
- he stated that believing in miracles was irrational because it was highly improbable and lacked evidence
- Hume gave 4 a posteriori (from experience) reasons for why there is inadequate evidence for miracles
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