Hume
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In explaining 's critique of the belief in miracles, we must first
understand the definition of a miracle. The Webster Dictionary defines a
miracle as: a supernatural event regarded as to define action, one of the acts
worked by Christ which revealed his divinity an extremely remarkable
achievemen ....
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.... a man seemingly in good health should die on a
sudden.” (Hume p.888) Hume states that this death is quite unusual, however it
seemed to happen naturally. He could only define it as a true miracle if this
dead man were to come back to life. This would be a miraculous event because
such an experience has not yet been commonly observed. In which case, his
philosophical view of a miracle would be true.
Hume critiques and discredits the belief in a miracle merely because it goes
against the ....
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