Philosophy 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Theism

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 1020
• Professor: John Thorp

Document Summary

Tuesday october 1, 2013: the argument from miracles. Miracles, which are the disruptions of the ordinary course of nature, are clear proofs of the existence of a supernatural being: types and examples of miracles. Glossalia (speaking in tongues babble nonsense, having fits, being able to speak another. Theological miracles: bleeding wafers, crying statues, etc language) Inspired a church to be made in montreal. Rooms are lined with old crutches: difficulties with this argument, hume"s empirical argument: reliability of miracle reports. That is it always more rational to disbelieve then to believe. Human predilection for surprise and wonder; human credulity overcomes reason: Therefore, it is always more probable that testimony is false than that a law of nature has been violated. Consider: the immediacy and reliability of information now, though there is still much credulity in the world, broad a skeptical attitude has made gains, miracles could occur among peoples that are not ignorant an barbarous".