Explain Hume’s views on miracles. Hume believed we establish cause and effect relationships based on our experience of this world which leads us to make predictions about what will happen in similar cases in the future. To Hume a miracle is a transgression of the laws of nature caused by God or by some form of invisible agent. He uses a priori reasoning supporting this with a number of sub-arguments designed to discredit testimonies regarding miracles. He argued that miracles cannot exist
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________________________________________ The best test of an argument is the argument’s ability to convince someone with an opposing viewpoint. Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position‚ you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position. ________________________________________
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Inductive and Deductive Reasoning A valid argument is made to address a specific problem by offering a position and proving reasons to support that position. A valid argument is based on two key components‚ one or more premise and conclusion. A premise is fact and/or opinion and must be proven to be true or false. And a conclusion is the final statement of the position one is taking on an issue or question. In deductive reasoning‚ if the fact is true the conclusion must be true because the conclusion
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Hypothetical and Scientific Reasoning VS Superstition In a large measure‚ science and superstition are polar opposites. Science is based on evidentiary support‚ objectivity and integrity‚ whereas superstition has very few of these. This is despite the fact that science originally evolved from superstition and theology‚ for example astronomy evolved from faith‚ chemistry from alchemy‚ etc. These were thought to be superstitions initially and only through a series of hypotheses‚ research‚ and argumentations
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To discuss the argument of Hume on miracles‚ Mackie says we must first develop definitions of laws and miracles that does not automatically mean that the concept of a miracle is incoherent or is logically impossible the miracle occurs. ~ Mackie notes that if we define a miracle as a violation of a law of nature and set a law to be a pattern of how the world works‚ then it is impossible that the miracle occurs. These definitions imply that the bill violated the miracle was not really a law‚ because
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Hume’s Problem Of Induction In A Treatise of Human Nature‚ Hume challenges the traditional theories of causality‚ the idea that one can make an observation about two events and infer a new claim concerning the conjunction of the first event and the “resulting” second event. Instead of accepting this notion of causality‚ Hume questions the certainty of matters of fact and more specifically induction. Hume states there are two distinct types of knowledge: relations of ideas and matters of fact
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make any kind of rational sense? What would I do then?" As this is much too painful for them‚ it is never really going to be an option. They want to believe what brings them comfort and faith‚ even if there is no physical evidence or logical scientific reasoning to the things they believe. Never questioning will‚ in their minds‚ lead them to what they
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will ask four substantive questions: What does Hume say about knowledge? How does he say it? Why is the section important to the Treatise? And‚ lastly‚ is Hume’s theory on knowledge persuasive‚ or do his arguments crumble under greater scrutiny? In the section at hand‚ Hume attempts to offer his standard for epistemological certainty‚ presumably in response to René Descartes’ epistemology—his fusion of clear and distinct perceptions with innate ideas. Hume‚ in 1.3.1 of the Treatise‚ asserts “there
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Hume’s rejection of the metaphysic. Hume believed that statements like ‘The sun will rise tomorrow’ were the epitome of human egotism‚ of which no true answers could ever be found. The only ‘valid’ argument to support such a statement would be the inductive reasoning that the sun has risen before‚ hence it is very likely that the sun will rise tomorrow. But that argument in and of itself is simply epistemological and strays from the actual assertion. According to Hume‚ there are relational ideas and
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most important and influential skeptics and empiricists of his time was David Hume. His thinking lead him to be one of the greatest philosophers that we will ever read about. David Hume and John Locke as philosophers‚ both believed in naturalism and having proof and evidence to verify reasoning in existence. It was Hume that exclaimed the sources for cause and effect. He said that cause and effect are essential in reasoning‚ (the things we think of mentally) and that we must find an association in things
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