Miracles Flashcards
What is natural evil?
Natural actions that cause harm such as earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.
What is an interventionalist God?
One who, through miracles, gets involved in human affairs.
What is the principle of testimony?
That people tend to tell the truth.
What is a ‘strong’ miracle?
A ‘strong’ miracle is an impossible event.
Who wanted to demythologise the bible?
Rudolph Bultmann.
Who claimed that miracles were consistent with God’s loving nature?
Richard Swinburne.
Who said that miracles were the terminus of the quest for intelligibility?
Keith Ward.
Why did Vardy suggest that miracles were morally incompatible?
Vardy suggested that miracles were morally incompatible because God helps some people and not others.
Why did Hume reject testimonies of miracles from religious believers?
Hume rejected testimonies because he thought that they were liable to imagine them.
Why did Atkins call miracles ‘largely pretentious gobbledegook’?
Atkins called miracles ‘largely pretentious gobbledegook’ because he felt that there was no evidence for miracles and that science will one day explain things.
