It is the opium of the masses and it keeps people in their places
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How does David Hume define miracles?
A transgression of a law of nature by a particular volition of the deity or by the interposition of some invisible agent
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What did R.F.Holland say about miracles?
"A coincidence can be taken religiously as a sign & called a miracle"
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What was Hume's critique of miracles?
1. Only happen to well educated people. 2. People exaggerate what they've seen. 3. Only happen in ignorant & barbarous nations. 4. Religions say they have them to make it look like they're the best
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What did Maurice Wiles say about miracles?
Either God doesn't intervene in the natural order or he has an arbitrary will that results in His intervention to help the plight of some and ignore the need of others
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