 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. And even in that case there is a mutual destruction of arguments,...  The Philosophical Works of David Hume ... - Page 131by David Hume - 1826Full view - About this book
 | David Hume - Commerce - 1758 - 568 pages
...lihere is a mutual de*' ftruction of arguments, and the fuperior only gives us an aflurance fuitable to *' that degree of force, which remains, after deducting the inferior." When any one tells me, that he faw a dead man reftored to life, I immediately confider with myfelf, whether it be more probable, that... | |
 | David Hume - Economics - 1760 - 314 pages
...there '« is a mutual deftru&ion of arguments, and the fu'* period only gives us an affurance fuitable to that" degree of force, which remains,- after deducting " the inferior." When any one tells me, that he favv a de^d man reftored to life, I immediately confider with myftlf, whether it be more probable,... | |
 | John Leland - 1764 - 426 pages
...there is a " mutual deftruction of arguments, and the fuperiority only " gives us an affurance fuitable to that degree of force, which " remains after deducting the inferior. When any one tells me, * Hume's Philofophical Eflays, p. 181. '* that he faw a dead man reftored to life, I immediately con"... | |
 | David Hume - Ethics, Modern - 1764 - 524 pages
...there is a mutual deftruclion of " arguments, and the fuperior only gives us an aflurance " fuitable to that degree of force, which remains, after " deducting the inferior." When anyone tells me, that he faw a dead man reftored to life, I immediately confider with myfelf, whether... | |
 | 1817 - 798 pages
...that its falsehood AvoiiM be more miraculous, than the tact -which it endeavours to establish : arid even, in that case, there is a mutual destruction...arguments, and the Superior only gives us an assurance «uitahlr to that degree of force which remains after deducting the inferior." In the above quotation,... | |
 | David Hume - 1817 - 528 pages
...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 : And...any one tells me that he saw a dead man restored to lifev I immediately consider with myself whether it be more probable that this person should either... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1817 - 780 pages
...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 : and...force which remains after deducting the inferior." la the above quotation, Mr. Hume ftiumtt the utter incapacity of testimony to prove a miracle. That... | |
 | David Hume - 1817 - 540 pages
...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 : And...degree of force which remains after deducting the ii inferior." When any one tells me that he saw a dead man restored to life, I immediately consider... | |
 | Christopher Benson - 1824 - 500 pages
...more miraculous than the fact it endeavours to establish." And even in that case he maintains, that " there is a mutual destruction of arguments, and the...force which remains after deducting the inferior." To the whole of this reasoning I deem it sufficient to reply by denying that experience is in all cases... | |
 | Christopher Benson - Apologetics - 1824 - 500 pages
...more miraculous than the fact it endeavours to establish." And even in that case he maintains, that " there is a mutual destruction of arguments, and the...force which remains after deducting the inferior." To the whole of this reasoning I deem it sufficient to reply by denying that experience is in all cases... | |
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