...of a 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."...

...criticism. Its doctrine is, " that no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavors to establish; and in that case there is a mutual destruction of arguments, and the superior only gives us an assurance...

...criticism. Its doctrine is, " that no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavors to establish ; and in that case there is a mutual destruction of arguments, and the superior only gives us an assurance...

...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 would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish," — unless indeed it were wrought "in support of religion ! " And he admitted...

...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 would be more, miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish." It seems idle to draw " psychological parallels," as has recently been attempted,...

...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 would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish." It seems idle to draw " psychological parallels," as has recently been attempted,...

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

...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 would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish.' It seems idle to draw ' psychological parallels,' as has recently been attempted,...

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

...Tillotson upon transubstantiation, he attempts to demonstrate the startling proposition, that " no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless...falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish." Yet, with all his philosophical scepticism, Hume was a man of exemplary morals,...