 | James Fieser - 2005 - 468 páginas
...Experience will soon convince us of the contrary." ["The Sceptic."] Vol. 2. p. 182. "It is a general maxim, 'That no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous, than the fact which it endeavours to establish.... | |
 | Paul Rakita Goldin - 1999 - 200 páginas
...deists' enthusiasm for debunking tales of miracles in order to discredit orthodox Church doctrine: No testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous, that the fact, which it endeavours to establish.... | |
 | David Johnson - 1999 - 140 páginas
...(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992), 108 — 116. 9 Owen, 199. sis of his "general maxim": "no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous, than the fact, which it endeavours to establish."... | |
 | Ted Honderich - 2001 - 326 páginas
...On all topics, 'A wise man . . . proportions his belief to the evidence.' Hence: 'No testimony its sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous, than the fact, which it endeavours to establish.'... | |
 | John Earman - 2000 - 232 páginas
...by this elucidation. "The plain consequence is, and it is a GENERAL MAXIM, worthy of our attention, That NO TESTIMONY is SUFFICIENT TO ESTABLISH A MIRACLE; UNLESS THE TESTIMONY BE OF SUCH A K1ND, THAT ITS FALSEHOOD WOULD BE MORE IMPROBABLE THAN THE FACT WHICH IT ENDEAVORS TO ESTABLISH." If... | |
 | Stuart C. Brown - 2001 - 212 páginas
...which is superior. 13 The plain consequence is (and it is a general maxim worthy of our attentionl, 'That no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous, than the fact, which it endeavours to establish;... | |
 | Alfred Ayer - 2000 - 152 páginas
...Miracles', which Hume had omitted from the Treatise out of prudence. The central argument of this chapter That no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such kind that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact, which it endeavours to establish' (E... | |
 | Hubert J. Richards - 2000 - 134 páginas
...seriously. They are obvious cases of coincidence or exaggeration, of misinterpretation or wishfulfilment. No testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish . .... | |
 | David Ray Griffin - 2000 - 368 páginas
...from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as any argument from experience can possibly be. ... no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish.. ..... | |
 | Michael F. Palmer - 2001 - 388 páginas
...with regard to us.]2 The plain consequence is (and it is a general maxim worthy of our attention), 'That no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous, than the fact, which it endeavours to establish;... | |
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That no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous, than the fact, which it endeavours to establish... 
