David Hume's Miracle

Given the third scenario, according to Hume a marvel is the occurrence of an event that is unlikely but is very possible. For instance, being struck by lightning, or a person who had no prior health issue suddenly dying of a Heart attack. A miracle is an event that based on the laws of nature is impossible. For instance, walking on water, or a corpse coming back to life. On page 579 of Hume’s Enquiry concerning Human understanding Hume states, “Nothing is esteemed a miracle if it happened in the common course of nature. It is no miracle that a man, seemingly in good health, should die suddenly, because such a kind of death, though more unusual than any other, has yet been frequently observed in any age or country. There must, therefore, be a uniform experience against every miraculous event; otherwise the event would not merit that appellation.” In the end, there is no testimony that is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless that testimony is false.
Also, to consider if it happened. Hume continues and says “If the falsehood of his testimony would be more miraculous than the event which he relates, then, and not until then, can he pretend to command my belief or opinion. A reasonable person should not believe in miracles based exclusively on a few testimonies. Hume argues that evidence for what occurs repeatedly always outweighs evidence for that which rarely or never occurs. Since miracles are a rarity and go against our uniform experience, Hume argues reasonable men should never believe in