Miracles Flashcards
Miracle
Something impossible and should not be able to happen, a violation of the laws of nature such as walking on water breaking the laws of gravity and also An act of God in the way that it is something only God does, he is not limited by the laws.
Why do some believe only god can perform miracles?
Muslims: Only God as the greatest miracle in Islam is said to be God giving people the Qur’an. Christians: God performs miracles, Lourdes and being able to cure people of diseases.
Can humans perform miracles?
Buddhists: If a person lives a holy life then they can learn how to perform miracles. The Buddha has these power as he is the founder of Buddhism. In Christian bible it says that Jesus performed miracles like feeding 500 with only 5 loaves of bread and being able to bring people back from the dead.
How do miracles reveal God?
Miracles such as Lourdes show that he loves everybody and wants them to be healthy. They show that he is always involved in the world. He is not limited by the scientific laws. He reveals himself to be unfair as why would he help some people and not all and also that he is trivial because why would he perform miracle that are not important or believable/ possible.
Examples of miracles
Scripture: God parting the red sea. Jesus rose from the dead after being crucified on the cross. History: Richard D’Wyche blessing the salt pit as the salt had all dried up. Experience; Faith Healing is when a person cannot be cured by doctors they attempt to be cured by God.
What is Hume’s argument against miracles?
There is never enough evidence to support them, witnesses can be uneducated and therefore are willing to accept extraordinary events because they have no other way to explain them. Religion depends on miracles and different religion have different miracles and they cannot all be right. Witnesses can be unreliable as they could be biased, they desperately want miracles to happen so they exaggerate stories to make accounts of miracles.
What are the problem with Hume’s argument?
Being that there is never enough evidence they say that Hume has missed the point of what a miracle actually is (a rare occurrence going outside the laws of nature) When he says that the witnesses are unreliable it is said that the events are well researched and the witnesses interviewed to make sure that the information is reliable. When he said that the witnesses were uneducated they say that people with a high level of education have also reported miracles. Finally with regard to religion depending on miracles they mostly support the belief that they are referring to and go with the teachings. There aren’t any that go against the religions beliefs.
