Scholars definitions of miracles

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Augustine
Something difficult, which seldom occurs, surpassing the facult of nature
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Thomas Aquinas
That which has a divine cause
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David Hume
Violation of the laws of nature
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Brian Davies
Creation is an ongoing miracle
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Feuerbach
A projection of human desire
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Ward
Occasional acts of God that support faith
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Holland
Remarkable coincidence with a purpose
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Richard Swinburne
(God) to intervene and suspend this natural laws by which our life is controlled
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That which has a divine cause

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Violation of the laws of nature

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Creation is an ongoing miracle

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A projection of human desire

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