 | William Wainwright - Philosophy - 2004 - 562 pages
...deceived, or that the fact, which he relates, should really have happened. I weigh the one miracle against the other; and according to the superiority, which...my decision, and always reject the greater miracle. (1777, 114-16) In this text Hume uses an unfortunate terminology. Sometimes he uses the word "miracle"... | |
 | Carl Sagan - Natural theology - 2006 - 316 pages
...against the other and according to the superiority which 1 discover, 1 pronounce my decision. Always 1 reject the greater miracle. If the falsehood of his...then, can he pretend to command my belief or opinion. And another way in which this has been phrased is by Thomas Paine, one of the heroes of the American... | |
 | Michael Labahn, L. J. Lietaert Peerbolte - Religion - 2006 - 308 pages
...deceived, or that the fact, which he relates, should really have happened. I weigh the one miracle against the other; and according to the superiority, which...pronounce my decision, and always reject the greater miracle.4 Hume did not generally deny the possibility of miracles but endeavoured to show that we never... | |
 | Nikki Stafford - Performing Arts - 2010 - 227 pages
...deceived, or that the fact, which he relates, should really have happened. I weigh the one miracle against the other; and according to the superiority, which...then, can he pretend to command my belief or opinion." In other words, what is more probable: that a man rose from the dead, or that the person reporting... | |
 | Stephen Buckle - Philosophy - 2007 - 223 pages
...deceived, or that the fact, which he relates, should really have happened. I weigh the one miracle against the other; and according to the superiority, which...then, can he pretend to command my belief or opinion. Sometimes an event may not, in itself, seem to be contrary to the laws of nature, and yet, if it were... | |
 | Michael Shermer - Science - 2007 - 230 pages
...happened. I weigh the one miracle against the other; and according to the superiority, which 1 discover, 1 pronounce my decision, and always reject the greater...till then, can he pretend to command my belief or opinion."3 The evolution-Intelligent Design debate boils down to a Humean question of what's more likely:... | |
 | Normand Baillargeon - Philosophy - 2011 - 338 pages
...deceived, or that the fact, which he relates, should really have happened. I weigh the one miracle against the other; and according to the superiority, which...till then, can he pretend to command my belief or opinion.16 This argument can and must be generalized because it has a range of applicability that is... | |
 | John Martin Creed, J. S. Boys Smith - Church and state - 1934 - 352 pages
...sensible with regard to us. which he relates, should really have happened. I weigh the one miracle against the other; and according to the superiority, which...then, can he pretend to command my belief or opinion. * * * * Upon the whole, then, it appears, that no testimony for any kind of miracle has ever amounted1... | |
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When any one tells me, that he saw a dead man restored to life, I immediately consider with myself, whether it be more probable that this person should either deceive or be deceived, or that the fact which he relates should really have happened. I weigh... 
