Webchapter 1 of the mackie book covers hume’s account of miracles, which we discussed in our hume epistemology episode. One of our blog commenters here. Webhe proposes two additional principles important in dealing with anomalous claims:

Webtypically, when an atheist states that “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence”, they have in mind a single spectacular piece of evidence that. Weba “miracle” is only a word, one which denies the underlying philosophy of the teacher. We create our reality individually and en mass via our imaginations. Webphilosophers continue to debate about david hume's case against the rationality of belief in miracles. This article clarifies semantic, epistemological, and. Webthe difference is that hume's is explicitly about improbable claims, whereas sagan's extraordinary could mean more or other than improbable. Hume's point can be.

This article clarifies semantic, epistemological, and. Webthe difference is that hume's is explicitly about improbable claims, whereas sagan's extraordinary could mean more or other than improbable. Hume's point can be. Webcarl sagan’s “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence” is a witty summary of hume’s argument against miracles. But can we be more specific? Websome skeptics might admit that the resurrection is possible, but they say it would require extraordinary evidence to believe it. That is, since the new testament makes.

Websome skeptics might admit that the resurrection is possible, but they say it would require extraordinary evidence to believe it. That is, since the new testament makes.