Water into Wine?: An Investigation of the Concept of Miracle

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EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9780773515277


The topic of miracles is popular in contemporary philosophy of religion and has been debated since it was first introduced. This volume is a re-examination and refutation of some of the fundamental assumptions that dominate the debate. The author takes issue with two basic assumptions: first, that a miracle involves a violation of the laws of nature and second, that miracle testimony cannot serve as evidence for theism. He asserts that in the absence of a general argument demonstrating that the testimonial evidence in favour of miracles conflicts with the evidence for the laws of nature, it is up to the atheist to demonstrate, on a case-by-case basis, why the testimonial evidence is to be rejected.