miracles

Question 1

what is anti realism and what do anti realists believe about miracles?

Answer 1

-the understanding that we can have knowledge of a mind-independent world, since the phenomena observed by our senses are interpreted by the mind.
-to anti realists, miracles can be seen as something that lifts the spirit or transforms a community of people-it is not something that actually happens

Question 2

what is realism and what to realists believe about miracles?

Answer 2

-the understanding that scientific theories give us true (or approximately true) descriptions of the world. that the world is mind-independent: it exists rhe way it is regardless of what we think about the matter
-they believe that miracles are real events brought about by God (or someone empowered by God). God exists as a real being transcendent and unobservable, who created and cares for the world

Question 3

what is a miracle?

Answer 3

an event that appears to break the laws of nature and is attributed to divine intervention

Question 4

what did Antony flew (an atheist) say about miracles?

Answer 4

•he considered the miracles of the new testament and pointed our that a major feature of christianity was that it was based on a particular moment in history- and that it’s truth dependent on historical evidence.
•the key miracle for Christians is the resurrection of Christ, so it is importent to establish whether or not this should be understood as a historical event