Miracle Claims Vs. Hume

Miracle Claims Vs. Hume – Ep.321 – Miracles – Developing Hume’s Skepticism Toward Miracles – Part 5

Patrick May 5, 2025

And as we wind down our takedown of Hume, we take one final look at Miracle Claims vs. Hume. We address the valid question about competing miracle claims as well as looking at if the Western worldview has outpaced the belief in miracles. Is it over? Have miracles been knocked out of the picture? Well – I didn’t hear no bell.

Timeline:

00:00 – Introduction
00:58 – We Wouldn’t Want Hume To Be Biased – Right?
01:52 – What About Competing Miracle Claims?
03:05 – Answering The Objection About Competing Claims
05:59 – Contemporary Of Hume Critical
07:07 – Not All Systems Claim Miracles
07:53 – Not All Miracle Claims Are Equal
12:05 – We Should First Check Our Presuppositions Before We Deny Miracle Claims
15:33 – A Shift In The Western Worldview Against Miracles
22:39 – Do Modern People Even Believe In Miracles?
26:29 – Modern Academia Needs To Recognize Its Bias
28:58 – Conclusion