Why Belief in Miracles is Unjustified
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Larry Shapiro argues that people who believe in miracles are not justified in that belief.
Larry Shapiro, Professor, Department of Philosophy, UW-Madison, introduces two arguments against believing in miracles. He focuses on the kind of inference on which believers rely and reframes David Hume’s famous argument against believing in miracles.
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Why Belief in Miracles is Unjustified
Special | 56m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Larry Shapiro, Professor, Department of Philosophy, UW-Madison, introduces two arguments against believing in miracles. He focuses on the kind of inference on which believers rely and reframes David Hume’s famous argument against believing in miracles.
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University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin
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