MIRACLES Flashcards
1
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3 things that make a miracle..
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- Breaks Natural Law
- Clear purpose
- Best explained as an act of god
2
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Examples of normal miracles
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A baby born?
Lourdes
Healings
3
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Examples of biblical miracles
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Resurrection
Walking on Water
Feeding the 5000
4
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Aquinas 3 points
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- events done which nature couldnt do
- events done which nature could do but not in that order
- events done without using the natural laws
5
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According to Aquinas god is a
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INTERVENTIONALIST
6
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Swinburne 4 points
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- best explanation
- evidence is considered properly
- miracles are consistent with gods love
- principle of testimony and credulity = people tell the truth and we must believe
7
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Hume 4 points
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- Not reliable witnesses
- nature wants us to believe the unbelievable
- stories become unreliable
- miracles are part of many religions and done by many gods
8
Q
Davies
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intervening hes a spectator watching us suffer
- contrasts with omnis
- laws are not in stone
9
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Humes main quote
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A miracle is a transgression of a low of nature by a particular violation of the deity
10
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Vardy Critic quote
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A god who intervenes at lourds but not to save a starving child - such a god needs questioned.
11
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Swinburne quote
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god acts for a reason and therefore miracles must have a deep religious significance
