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→Studies confirming the efficacy of prayer for Christians
The [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[Gary Habermas]] wrote: "Double-blind prayer experiments: where people pray for others with terminal illness. Habermas admitted that most such experiments have not worked, but the three that he knows of that have indeed worked were cases of orthodox-Christians praying for the sick."<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-apologist-10-reasons-for-the-fall-of-atheism-106531/ Christian Apologist: 10 Reasons for the Fall of Atheism] by [[Gary Habermas]]</ref>
The [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[Gary Habermas]] wrote: "Double-blind prayer experiments: where people pray for others with terminal illness. Habermas admitted that most such experiments have not worked, but the three that he knows of that have indeed worked were cases of orthodox-Christians praying for the sick."<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-apologist-10-reasons-for-the-fall-of-atheism-106531/ Christian Apologist: 10 Reasons for the Fall of Atheism] by [[Gary Habermas]]</ref>
== Atheism and miracles ==
[[Image:Jhcfju6.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[C. S. Lewis]], photographed in 1947.]]
In relation to '''atheism and miracles''', modern scholars are divided on the issue of whether or not [[David Hume]] was an [[atheism|atheist]].<ref>Russell, Paul (Winter 2014). [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hume-religion/#10 "Hume on religion"]. ''The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' website, Edward N. Zalta (ed.) Retrieved on May 24, 2015.</ref> With that caveat in mind, Hume is well known for arguing that it is always more probable that the testimony of a [[miracle]] is false than that the miracle occurred.<ref>Craig, Dr. William Lane, Ph. D. (1998). [http://www.leaderu.com/offices/billcraig/docs/creation-providence.html "Creation, providence, and miracle"]. ''Philosophy of Religion'', Brian Davies (ed.) (Washington D.C.: Georgetown University Press), pp. 136-162. Retrieved from LeaderU archive website on May 24, 2015.</ref> Christian apologists [[William Lane Craig]], [[Norman Geisler]], [[C. S. Lewis]], [[JP Holding]], and others have shown the inadequacy and unreasonableness of Hume's position regarding miracles.<ref>Multiple references:
*Craig, Dr. William Lane, Ph. D. (1998). [http://www.leaderu.com/offices/billcraig/docs/creation-providence.html "Creation, providence, and miracle"]. ''Philosophy of Religion'', Brian Davies (ed.) (Washington D.C.: Georgetown University Press), pp. 136-162. Retrieved from LeaderU archive website on May 24, 2015.
*Craig, Dr. William Lane, Ph. D. (1986). [http://www.leaderu.com/offices/billcraig/docs/miracles.html "The problem of miracles: A historical and philosophical perspective"]. ''Gospel Perspectives'', David Wenham and Craig Blomberg (ed.)(Sheffield, England: JSOT press), volume VI, pp. 9-40. Retrieved from LeaderU archive website on May 24, 2015.
*Hoffman, Paul K. (Spring 1999). [http://www.galaxie.com/article/caj02-1-03 [Excerpt of] "A jurisprudential analysis of Hume’s ‘in principal’ argument against miracles"]. ''Christian Apologetics Journal'', vol. 2, no. 1. Excerpt retrieved from Galaxie Software Electronic Publishing website on May 24, 2015.
*Geisler, Dr. Norman (February 2010 or bef.). [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/1truth19.html "Miracles and modern scientific thought"]. Retrieved from LeaderU archive website on May 24, 2015.
*Lewis, C. S. (1996). [https://books.google.com/books/about/Miracles.html?id=tH8di3qQDhEC ''Miracles''] (New York: HarperCollins), restored ed. Retrieved from GoogleBooks archive on May 24, 2015.
*Holding, James Patrick (January 2008 or bef.). [http://www.tektonics.org/gk/hume01.html "David Hume: A critique"]. Tekton Apologetics. Retrieved on May 24, 2015.
*Esposito, Lenny (January 2008 or bef.). [http://www.comereason.org/phil_qstn/phi060.asp "Is there answer for David Hume on miracles? Are miracles logically impossible?"] Come Reason Ministries website/Apologetics topics/Philosophical questions. Retrieved on May 24, 2015.
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Impossibly high standards are often set for miracles to be accepted including requirements such as multiple doctor's testimonies from before and after a medical miracle may have occurred along with x-rays and other confidential medical information being made public. When such evidence is produced it is simply stated to be inadequate or fraudulent. See also: [[Atheism and evidence]]
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[[Category:Types of Theism]]
[[Category:Types of Theism]]