Arguments From Religious Experience Miracles - The Existence Of God Book Flashcards
According to some theists religion experience miracles prove what
That there is a force of working beyond the laws of nature.
What do Christian believe about religious experience miracles
They believe that miracles exist and examples of such would be in the bible and in the short telling of those who claim such experiences
A theist might conclude what
‘I have experienced an incredible event which had gone against the laws of nature and therefore there must be a god
What do atheists believe about religious experience miracles
They believe that any event which has occurred can be explained naturally. They will offer other theories like it was a coincidence, unlikely but not supernatural or else the event did not actually happen
What can people say about their experiences
They can lie about their experiences of over embellish them or even have hallucinations
Many atheists find it hard to what
Believe in miracles when there is still so much evil and suffering in the world. They find it hard to believe that a minority can have such experiences when so many in the world don’t experience the miraculous
A French philosopher called Voltaire struggled with this viewpoint and wondered what
Why god did not intervene when it really counts such as during the Lisbon earthquake when many devout Christians died
David Hume argued what and believed what
He argued that is is always irrational to believe in miracles. He believed that the only evidence for them is the stories of other people and these stories go against proven laws of nature that can actually be measured
What would theists maintain about miracles
That miracles need to be understood in their context and situation rather than dismissed by those who don’t understand them
What is yet another theist viewpoint
That god has made the world to operate with self-regulating rules, but he is still a god that intervenes into our time and space and acts in certain situations
