Sunday, April 27, 2008

section 10: Of Miracles

"A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature; and as a firm and unalterable experience has established these laws, the proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined."

Miracles are something that are not suppose to happen and do. As Hume states it, it violates the laws of natures. What should happen, doesn't, and it fills you with shock and awe. The idea is that the laws of nature are so concret it they could never be broken expect with a miracle.

1 comment:

francinia said...

i dont think miracles do actually exist or happen, like hume stated, miracles are known from differnet individual experiences. we know of miracles because its what we are told by different individuals, but it cannot be proven. those individuals are not 100% trustworthy. there has to be proof that miracles do occur. wheres the evidence?