Arguments for and against miracles


	Arguments for and against miracles
	AdvantagesGetting Started Criticisms of hume, gibbons said he wouldn't have let anything negate his beliefs. he said for someone to place a convincing argument for a miracle must be 'good sense, educated with education and learning". Swinburne and Ward - defend God's rights to act occasionally. Swinburne said "God exists that one might well expect him to make his presence known to man by ealing personally with him" Swinburne principle of Credulity (X) Principle of testimony - if there is no evidence to prove other wise we should accept miracles or we will end up in a sceptical bog. Holy books - all religions support miracles, in the old and new testament	Disadvantages Hume - four key arguments against miracles. He concluded to say that miracles are the least likely event to occur he said "no testimony is sufficient to explain a miracle unless the testimony can be such a kind". Pointless - mel thompson and st generos blood coincidence - hollan
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Criticisms of hume, gibbons said he wouldn't have let anything negate his beliefs. he said for someone to place a convincing argument for a miracle must be 'good sense, educated with education and learning".
Swinburne and Ward - defend God's rights to act occasionally. Swinburne said "God exists that one might well expect him to make his presence known to man by ealing personally with him"
Swinburne principle of Credulity (X) Principle of testimony - if there is no evidence to prove other wise we should accept miracles or we will end up in a sceptical bog.
Holy books - all religions support miracles, in the old and new testament

Hume - four key arguments against miracles. He concluded to say that miracles are the least likely event to occur he said "no testimony is sufficient to explain a miracle unless the testimony can be such a kind".
Pointless - mel thompson and st generos blood
coincidence - hollan

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