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Post by The Lost One on Dec 1, 2020 23:29:34 GMT
But then if it is so, so, special and if we accept that presumption, we ultimately end up with endless credulity, where nothing is impossible, as we can make endless exceptions to the rules for everything we can imagine, by offering exceptionalism as the only reason required that things might exist. Sure, but isn't that what a miracle is? If a miracle is defined as an exceptional supernatural event that overrides natural laws (a definition that I imagine Hume would readily accept) then Hume's argument boils down to "we shouldn't believe in reports of exceptional events because we ought only to believe in the unexceptional" - it still seems like question begging to me. Now, you could develop the point and give reasons why we shouldn't believe that exceptions can happen, but Hume doesn't do that. Some discussion on this point here: iep.utm.edu/miracles/#SH5a |
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