Talk:Of Miracles

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[edit] Not circular, just definitional

Hume's argument is not entirely circular, but his definitions determine the conclusions. He defines "miracle" as something we can't believe, and it inevitably follows that anything we believe happened was not a miracle. It becomes an epistemological argument. He hasn't proven that miracles don't exist, only that we don't believe in them. — Randall Bart 22:38, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

First, he doesn't define a miracle as something that we can't believe (where do you find that?). Secondly, his aim is indeed epistemological — to show that we can never have grounds to believe that a miracle has occurred. You seem to think that that's a criticism. --Mel Etitis (Talk) 23:30, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

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