Hume Humiliated In History

Hume Humiliated In History – Ep.319 – Miracles – Developing Hume’s Skepticism Toward Miracles – Part 3

Patrick April 21, 2025

After looking at the science and philosophy of Hume, we now look at his take and impact on history. With looking at how the academy views the science of history we see that Hume is humiliated in history because he helped change what good history actually looks like. We discuss what that looks like and the repercussions here.

Timeline:

00:00 – Introduction
03:39 – Answering The False Principle Of Analogy For Miracles
05:25 – Defining History To Exclude The Possibility Of Miracles
10:23 – Prejudging History Before Looking Into It
12:07 – A Naturalism Of The Gaps
14:08 – History Is A Series Of Unique Events Just Like Miracles
17:25 – The Problem With Ruling Out Miracles As A Unique Kind Of Event
23:16 – When Only Natural Scientists Try To Answer Why The Civil War Began
25:03 – Conclusion