This article clarifies semantic, epistemological, and.

Hume's point can be.

Webtypically, when an atheist states that “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence”, they have in mind a single spectacular piece of evidence that.

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But can we be more specific?

Weba “miracle” is only a word, one which denies the underlying philosophy of the teacher.

Websome skeptics might admit that the resurrection is possible, but they say it would require extraordinary evidence to believe it.

Webphilosophers continue to debate about david hume's case against the rationality of belief in miracles.

One of our blog commenters here.

Webhe proposes two additional principles important in dealing with anomalous claims:

Webchapter 1 of the mackie book covers hume’s account of miracles, which we discussed in our hume epistemology episode.

We create our reality individually and en mass via our imaginations.

Webthe difference is that hume's is explicitly about improbable claims, whereas sagan's extraordinary could mean more or other than improbable.

First, the burden of proof is on those who claim the existence of an anomaly;.

That is, since the new testament makes.

Webcarl sagan’s “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence” is a witty summary of hume’s argument against miracles.

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