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Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Redditor
Here´s a Redditor guy who thinks miracles are impossible, because David Hume said so. Is this the same Hume who *also* said that we can´t be sure about anything, not even the existence of laws of nature? Or am I missing something here?
There is something strange about the Christian video the atheist is commenting, since the Christian content-creator actually confuses the virgin birth with the immaculate conception?! Is he a "baby" Christian?
The real question isn´t if "miracles" (as apparently defined by both Hume and his critics) are possible, but rather if some events are caused by supernatural beings and/or forces. That´s an empirical question which cannot be decided "by definition".
The Biblical worldview has nothing to do with 18th century crypto-deist Christianity, in which the existence of mechanical laws of nature form the backdrop to which events should be considered "miraculous". In the Bible, "miracles" happen *all the time* since the Biblical authors and redactors had a radically supranaturalist worldview. Yes, they (in effect) denied the existence of laws of nature. So - to repeat myself - the question is whether we empirically actually see such a world or not? "Definitions" has nothing to do with it, bruh.
There is something strange about the Christian video the atheist is commenting, since the Christian content-creator actually confuses the virgin birth with the immaculate conception?! Is he a "baby" Christian?
ReplyDeleteThe real question isn´t if "miracles" (as apparently defined by both Hume and his critics) are possible, but rather if some events are caused by supernatural beings and/or forces. That´s an empirical question which cannot be decided "by definition".
ReplyDeleteThe Biblical worldview has nothing to do with 18th century crypto-deist Christianity, in which the existence of mechanical laws of nature form the backdrop to which events should be considered "miraculous". In the Bible, "miracles" happen *all the time* since the Biblical authors and redactors had a radically supranaturalist worldview. Yes, they (in effect) denied the existence of laws of nature. So - to repeat myself - the question is whether we empirically actually see such a world or not? "Definitions" has nothing to do with it, bruh.
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