Philosophy 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Theism
20 Mar 2016
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Miracles, which are disruptions of the ordinary course of nature, are clear proofs of the existence of a supernatural power, namely god (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Interference in the natural order: types and examples of miracles. Glossalia people can suddenly understand/speak languages they never knew before. Healed sick people: difficulties with the argument, hume"s empirical argument (reliability of miracle reports) That it is always more rational to disbelieve a report of a miracle than to believe. All miracle we read about are in those far away places where people are crazy, and if there are civilized people who believe it is because their ancestors did and they were crazy. Therefore, it is always more probable that testimony is false than that a law of nature has been violated. -though there is still much credulity in the world, broadly a skeptical attitude has made gains. -miracles could occur among people that are not ignorant an barbarous .
