Atheism and Miracles
In regards to atheism and miracles, modern scholars are divided on the issue of whether or not David Hume was an atheist.[1] 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.[2] 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. [3][4][5][6][7] [8] [9]
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.
Notes
- ↑ http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hume-religion/#10
- ↑ http://www.leaderu.com/offices/billcraig/docs/creation-providence.html
- ↑ http://www.leaderu.com/offices/billcraig/docs/creation-providence.html
- ↑ http://www.leaderu.com/offices/billcraig/docs/miracles.html
- ↑ http://www.ses.edu/journal/articles/2.1Hoffman.pdf
- ↑ http://www.leaderu.com/truth/1truth19.html
- ↑ http://www.cslewisinstitute.org/pages/resources/publications/knowingDoing/2004/Miracles.pdf
- ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/gk/hume01.html
- ↑ http://www.comereason.org/phil_qstn/phi060.asp