 | David Hume - Commerce - 1758 - 568 pages
...much- lefs to a proof -, and that even fuppofing it amounted to a proof, it would be oppofed by another proof, derived from the very nature of the fact, which it would endeavor to eftablifh. Tis experience only, which gives authority to human teftimony -, and 'tis the... | |
 | David Hume - Economics - 1760 - 314 pages
...much lefs to a proof; and that, even fnppofmg it amounted to a proof, it would be oppofed by another proof derived from the very nature of the fact, which it would endeavour to eftablifh. 'Tis experience only, which gives authority to human teftimony ; and 'tis the fame experience,... | |
 | David Hume - 1768 - 540 pages
...much lefs to a proof; and that, even fuppofmg it amounted to a proof, it would be oppofed by another proof derived from the very nature of the fact, which it would endeavour to eftablifh. 'Tis experience only, which gives authority to human teftimony ; and 'tis the fame experience,... | |
 | David Hume - Essays - 1779 - 548 pages
...to a proof; and that, even fuppofing it amounted to a proof, it would be oppofed by another proofs derived from the very nature of the fact, which it would endeavour to eftablifh. It is experience only, which gives authority to human teftimony; and it is the fame experience,... | |
 | George Campbell - Church history - 1807 - 530 pages
...argument's sake, " that the testi" mony for a miracle amounted to a proof, it would be opposed " by another proof, derived from the very nature of the fact, "...opinion, unless the one is conceived to be in some degree superiour to the other. " Of which " proofs," says he, " the strongest must prevail, but still with... | |
 | David Hume - 1817 - 528 pages
...much less to a proof; and that, even supposing it amounted to a proof, it would be opposed by another proof, derived from the very nature of the fact which it would endeavour to establish. It is experience only" which gives authority to human testimony ; and it is the same experience which... | |
 | George Campbell - Church of Scotland - 1823 - 590 pages
...another proof, derived from the very na' ture of the fact, which it would endeavour to es' tablish*.' Here is then, by his own reasoning, proof against...diminution of its force, in ' proportion to that of its antagonist f .' Before the author could believe such a miracle as he supposes, he must at least be... | |
 | George Campbell - Miracles - 1824 - 396 pages
...DiaserUtiou. See Preface, page 3. ' the fact, which it would endeavour to establish *.' Here is thcu by his own reasoning, proof against proof, from which...' Of which proofs,' says he, ' the strongest must prevail, but 'still with a diminu* tion of its force, in proportion to that of its antagonist•)-.'... | |
 | David Welsh - Medicine - 1825 - 568 pages
...much less to a proof ; and that even supposing it amounted to a proof, it would be opposed by another proof derived from the very nature of the fact •which it would endeavour to establish. It is experience only •which gives authority to human testimony, and it is the same experience which... | |
 | David Hume - Philosophy - 1826 - 626 pages
...much less to a proof; and that, even supposing it amounted to a proof, it would be opposed by another proof, derived from the very nature of the fact which it would endeavour to establish. It is experience only which gives authority to human testimony ; ? and it is the same experience which... | |
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Upon the whole, then, it appears that no testimony for any kind of miracle has ever amounted to a probability, much less to a proof ; and that, even supposing it amounted to a proof, it would be opposed by another proof, derived from the very nature of... 
