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A miracle is an event attributed to a supernatural agent even if there is a naturalistic explanation for the event.

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Is Hume's famous quote on miracles equivalent to Sagan's extraordinary claim principle?

Here is Hume’s quote (On the Irrationality of Believing in Miracles, Sec. … Hume is quantifying the claimant’s burden specifically for miracles. …
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When do we need an alternative explanation for statistically unlikely events?

I ask because I am interested in miracles… I think of a miracle as an event that violates the laws of physics. …
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Is getting 100 Heads in a row from a fair coin a miracle or not?

Whether an event is a miracle or a non-miracle, does it depend on the point of view? I say yes. The heads-or-tails pattern is never a miracle in the sense that the result requires divine inte …
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Can we assign probabilities to God and is the argument from improbability from Dawkins valid?

Can we assign probabilities to God and is the argument from improbability from Dawkins valid? I am not saying that this is the answer to the question, but I offer a way of looking at it. This question …
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