Miracles and laws of nature
In this paper, I argue that miracles should not be defined as involving violations of natural laws. They should be defined as signs of particular volitions of the deity or of other supernatural agents. I suggest that one may, without any prior belief in the existence of such supernatural agents, rea...
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2001
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| author | Mawson, T |
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| description | In this paper, I argue that miracles should not be defined as involving violations of natural laws. They should be defined as signs of particular volitions of the deity or of other supernatural agents. I suggest that one may, without any prior belief in the existence of such supernatural agents, reasonably come to believe that one has witnessed miracles. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:f5b88606-59c8-4f12-a127-34be34fb40a22022-03-27T12:29:19ZMiracles and laws of natureJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:f5b88606-59c8-4f12-a127-34be34fb40a2PhilosophyEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetCambridge University Press2001Mawson, TIn this paper, I argue that miracles should not be defined as involving violations of natural laws. They should be defined as signs of particular volitions of the deity or of other supernatural agents. I suggest that one may, without any prior belief in the existence of such supernatural agents, reasonably come to believe that one has witnessed miracles. |
| spellingShingle | Philosophy Mawson, T Miracles and laws of nature |
| title | Miracles and laws of nature |
| title_full | Miracles and laws of nature |
| title_fullStr | Miracles and laws of nature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Miracles and laws of nature |
| title_short | Miracles and laws of nature |
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| topic | Philosophy |
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