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Examine two philosophical reasons for believing in miracles
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a) Examine two philosophical reasons for believing in miracles (6) b) Outline at least two problems with believing in miracles (8) C) Consider the claim that 'there are no acceptable solutions to these problems.' (6) Miracles cannot be proven with any evidence, so some people will and some will not believe in them. There are two main reasons for believing in them; if the laws of nature are rigid, then anything which breaks these laws must therefore be a miracle, Holland backs this up considering how different people interpret either coincidences or miracles. The second reason for believing in miracles is Swinburne's theory, that we should believe people's testimonies to be true. However there are problems with believing in miracles. Hume disagrees with Swinburne and claimed that people's testimonies should not be trusted and that people do lye. Another problem for believing in miracles comes back to the laws of nature. If we interpret...
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