| David Hume - 1758 - 568 Seiten
...lihere is a mutual de*' ftruction of arguments, and the fuperior only gives us an aflurance fuitable to *' that degree of force, which remains, after deducting the inferior." When any one tells me, that he faw a dead man reftored to life, I immediately confider with myfelf, whether... | |
| David Hume - 1760 - 314 Seiten
...there '« is a mutual deftru&ion of arguments, and the fu'* period only gives us an affurance fuitable to that" degree of force, which remains,- after deducting " the inferior." When any one tells me, that he favv a de^d man reftored to life, I immediately confider with myftlf, whether... | |
| David Hume - 1764 - 524 Seiten
...there is a mutual deftruclion of " arguments, and the fuperior only gives us an aflurance " fuitable to that degree of force, which remains, after " deducting the inferior." When anyone tells me, that he faw a dead man reftored to life, I immediately confider with myfelf, whether it be more probable, that... | |
| John Leland - 1764 - 426 Seiten
...there is a " mutual deftruction of arguments, and the fuperiority only " gives us an affurance fuitable to that degree of force, which " remains after deducting the inferior. When any one tells me, * Hume's Philofophical Eflays, p. 181. '* that he faw a dead man reftored to life,... | |
| David Hume - 1804 - 552 Seiten
...maxim worthy of our attention)^ " That no testimony is suffi" cient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of " such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miracu" lous than the fact which it endeavours to establish: " And even in that case there is a mutual... | |
| 1817 - 798 Seiten
...that its falsehood AvoiiM be more miraculous, than the tact -which it endeavours to establish : arid even, in that case, there is a mutual destruction...arguments, and the Superior only gives us an assurance «uitahlr to that degree of force which remains after deducting the inferior." In the above quotation,... | |
| George Campbell - 1807 - 294 Seiten
...worthy of our at*• tention, THAT NO TESTIMONY is SUFFICI" ENT TO ESTABLISH A MIRACLE, UNLESS " THE TESTIMONY BE OF SUCH A KIND, THAT " ITS FALSEHOOD WOULD BE MORE IMPRO" BABLE THAN THE FACT WHICH IT EN" DEAVOURS TO ESTABLISH."* If the reader thinks himself instructed... | |
| George Campbell - 1807 - 530 Seiten
...MAXIM, worthy of " our attention, That NO TESTIMONY is SUFFICIENT TO ES" TABLISH A MIRACLE J UNLESS THE TESTIMONY BE OF SUcH " A KIND, THAT ITS FALSEHOOD WOULD BE MORE IMPRO" BABLE, THAN• THE FAcT WHIcH IT ENDEAVOURS TO E8" TABLisHf ." If the reader thinks himself... | |
| David Hume - 1809 - 556 Seiten
...maxim worthy of our attention), " That no testimony is suffi" cient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of " such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miracu" lous than the fact which it endeavours to establish: " And even in that case there is a mutual... | |
| John Mason Good - 1819 - 788 Seiten
...establish even a miracle. " No testimony (says he) is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind that its falsehood would...miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish. When one tells me that he saw a dead man restored to life, I immediately consider with myself whether... | |
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