"a transgression of natural law by volition of the Deity" in other words, an event that goes against natural laws, and is caused by God (or a God). A biblical example is the parting of the red sea.
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What is the Hick's criticism of Hume's definition?
John Hick: this definitions assumes that we have full understanding of the laws of nature.
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What is Mckinnon's criticism of Hume's definition?
He said that the laws of nature merely describe a course of events. To define a mircale as a transgression of a natural law, is to call it an event that disrupts the actual course of events. This is self contradictory.
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What is Kieth Ward's criticism of Hume's definition?
Hume is a notorious skeptic, who is known to doubt religion and god. His definition of a miracle lends it's self to criticism. It is impossible by definition. Therefore it is an inadequate definition of miracles for religious believers.
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Name Hume's five arguments against believing in miracles.
1."A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence".2.Insufficient witness:Miracles only happen to the uneducated. 3.The testimonies usually came from "ignorant and barbarous nations" 4.People tend to exaggerate events. 5. Relgions Contradicting
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John Hick: this definitions assumes that we have full understanding of the laws of nature.
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What is the Hick's criticism of Hume's definition?
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He said that the laws of nature merely describe a course of events. To define a mircale as a transgression of a natural law, is to call it an event that disrupts the actual course of events. This is self contradictory.
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Card 4
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Hume is a notorious skeptic, who is known to doubt religion and god. His definition of a miracle lends it's self to criticism. It is impossible by definition. Therefore it is an inadequate definition of miracles for religious believers.
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Card 5
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1."A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence".2.Insufficient witness:Miracles only happen to the uneducated. 3.The testimonies usually came from "ignorant and barbarous nations" 4.People tend to exaggerate events. 5. Relgions Contradicting
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