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Religious Studies Philosophy What is a miracle? In order to assess the existence and determine the boundaries of miracles, first, it is necessary to ascertain a recognised definition of a miracle and what purpose they serve. The traditional perspective of miracles is that they must have three fundamental characteristics, being that the event termed a 'miracle' breaks the laws of nature, it has purpose and significance and has the potentiality of a religious explication, as agreed widely between many scholars. However, there are many difficulties in defining a miracle in such limited terms. This is due to the fact that, as with many other issues, both philosophers and theologians are divided when bringing about not only the existence of miracles into question, but also a definition of what a miracle really is and whether or not they are simply coincidences. The 16th century Philosopher, David Hume, is one of the most recognised...

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