To prove the Gospels by a miracle is to prove an absurdity by something contrary to nature.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Claiming divine intervention to prove religious texts is logically inconsistent for a naturalist.
- In plain terms
- Using miracles to prove religion is illogical.
- What can you take from it?
- Appeals to the supernatural undermine rational proof.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can faith be proved by reason?
- What counts as evidence?
Another view
This stance dismisses religious experience as valid evidence.
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