...law of nature," plainly shows that he meant to include human nature: "no testimony," says lie, "is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a nature that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavors to establish."...

...testimony," says he, ''is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a nature that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavors to establish." The term l: prodigy " also (which he all along employs as synonymous with...

...experience amounting to a "full and direct proof" of the contrary. He maintains that no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, " unless the testimony...miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish." In a word, mistakes and lies are of daily experience, whilst a miracle is entirely beyoud our experience...

...his opposition to miracles. Hume candidly admitted that human testimony might prove a miracle, if " the testimony be of such a kind that its falsehood...miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish," — unless indeed it were wrought "in support of religion ! " And he admitted further that he would...

...moment is inconceivable. The case completely fulfils Hume's condition that, to establish a miracle, " the testimony be of such a kind that its falsehood...miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish." It seems idle to draw " psychological parallels," as has recently been attempted, between a moral giant...

...moment is inconceivable. The case completely fulfils Hume's condition that, to establish a miracle, " the testimony be of such a kind that its falsehood...miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish." It seems idle to draw " psychological parallels," as has recently been attempted, between a moral giant...

...The plain consequence is, (and it is a general maxim worthy of our attention), ' That no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony...miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish : and even in that case there is a mutual destruction of arguments, and the superior only gives us...

...moment is inconceivable. The case completely fulfils Hume's condition that, to establish a miracle, 'the testimony be of such a kind that its falsehood...miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish.' It seems idle to draw ' psychological parallels,' as has recently been attempted, between a moral giant...

...as entire as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined ; and, therefore, no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony...falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavors to establish." This argument is absolutely invincible. The boundless plenum of Nature —...

...covered."t "It is." says Mr. Hume. "и maxim worthy of our attention. that no testimony is suflicient to establish a miracle. unless the testimony be of such a kind. that its falsehood would he more miraculous than the fact winch it endeavours to establish. And even in that case. there is...