 A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature; and as a firm and unalterable experience has established these laws, the proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined.  The Philosophical Works of David Hume ... - Page 129by David Hume - 1826Full view - About this book
 | 1839 - 532 pages
...the testimony, considered apart, and in itself, amounts to an entire proof; in that case, there >> proof against proof, of which the strongest must prevail,...its force, in proportion to that of its antagonist.' The opposing proof here referred to a what Hume calls experience, a word which he bu UM.S! ir. his... | |
 | 1839 - 534 pages
...testimony, considered apart, and in itself, amounts to an entire proof; in that case, there is preof against proof, of which the strongest must prevail,...its force, in proportion to that of its antagonist." The opposing proof here referred to is what Hume calls experience, a word which he has used in his... | |
 | James Smith - Bible - 1843 - 728 pages
...really miraculous ; and suppose, also, that the testimony, considered apart and in itself, amounts to an entire proof; in that case there is proof against...proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined. Why is it more than probable... | |
 | Criticism - 1843 - 644 pages
...really miraculous ; and suppose also, that the testimony, considered apart and in itself, amounts to an entire proof; in that case there is proof against proof, of which the strongest must prevail, but with a diminution of its force, in proportion to that of its antagonist. A miracle is a violation of... | |
 | Universalism - 1858 - 906 pages
...of most skeptics on this subject. David Hume, the distinguished historian and philosopher, says : " A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature ; and...proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined." 4 And again he says :... | |
 | Theology - 1867 - 848 pages
...often does in the course of the Essay, weighing evidence against evidence. " A miracle," he tells us, " is a violation of the laws of nature ; and as a firm...proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined." And again : " There must,... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - Apologetics - 1845 - 406 pages
...marvellous, is really miraculous ; if besides, the testimony considered apart and in itself, amounts to an entire proof; in that case there is proof against...proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire, as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined. And if so, it is an undeniable... | |
 | Mark Hopkins - 1846 - 412 pages
...marvellous, is really miraculous ; if, besides, the testimony, considered apart and in itself, amounts to an entire proof; in that case, there is proof against...strongest must prevail, but still with a diminution of force in proportion to that of its antagonist. A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature ; and... | |
 | Mark Hopkins - Apologetics - 1846 - 530 pages
...marvellous, is really miraculous ; if, besides, the testimony, considered apart and in itself, amounts to an entire proof; in that case, there is proof against...strongest must prevail, but still with a diminution of force in proportion to that of its antagonist. A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature ; and... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Scotland - 1847 - 904 pages
...attested be miraculous, here arises a contest of two opposite experiences, or proof against proof. Now, a miracle is a violation of the laws of nature ; and...proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as complete as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined ; and, if so, it is an... | |
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