 If the falsehood of his testimony would be more miraculous, than the event which he relates; then, and not till then, can he pretend to command my belief or opinion.  The Philosophical Works - Стр. 132авторы: David Hume - 1854Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Phil Dowe - 2005 - Страниц: 220
...discover, I pronounce my decision, and always reject the greater miracle. If the falsehood of his testimony would be more miraculous, than the event which he...till then, can he pretend to command my belief or opinion.20 Mackie claims that Hume is countenancing the possibility of having testimonial evidence... | |
 | Glyn Lloyd-Hughes - 2005 - Страниц: 412
...really have happened. I weigh the one miracle against the other. If the falsehood of his testimony would be more miraculous than the event which he relates;...then, and not till then, can he pretend to command by belief or opinion. Part II In the foregoing we have supposed that testimony of a miracle may amount... | |
 | David Hume - 2006 - Страниц: 629
...discover, I pronounce my decision, and always reject the greater miracle. If the falsehood of his testimony would be more miraculous than the event which he relates,...entire proof, and that the falsehood of that testimony wonld be a real prodigy : but it is easy to show that we have been a great deal too liberal in our... | |
 | Carl Sagan - 2006 - Страниц: 316
...discover, 1 pronounce my decision. Always 1 reject the greater miracle. If the falsehood of his testimony would be more miraculous than the event which he relates,...then, can he pretend to command my belief or opinion. And another way in which this has been phrased is by Thomas Paine, one of the heroes of the American... | |
 | Alan Bailey, Dan O'Brien - 2006 - Страниц: 180
...religious miracle that has lived up to the standards required of it, and there is never likely to be one. We have supposed, that the testimony, upon which a miracle is founded, may possibly amount to an entire proof, and that the falsehood of that testimony would be a real prodigy: But it is easy to... | |
 | Stephen Buckle - 2007 - Страниц: 223
...discover, I pronounce my decision, and always reject the greater miracle. If the falsehood of his testimony would be more miraculous, than the event which he...then, can he pretend to command my belief or opinion. Sometimes an event may not, in itself, seem to be contrary to the laws of nature, and yet, if it were... | |
 | Nikki Stafford - 2010 - Страниц: 227
...discover, I pronounce my decision, and always reject the greater miracle. If the falsehood of his testimony would be more miraculous, than the event which he...then, can he pretend to command my belief or opinion." In other words, what is more probable: that a man rose from the dead, or that the person reporting... | |
 | Normand Baillargeon - 2011 - Страниц: 338
...discover, I pronounce my decision, and always reject the greater miracle. If the falsehood of his testimony would be more miraculous, than the event which he...till then, can he pretend to command my belief or opinion.16 This argument can and must be generalized because it has a range of applicability that is... | |
 | John Martin Creed, J. S. Boys Smith - 1934 - Страниц: 352
...discover, I pronounce my decision, and always reject the greater miracle. If the falsehood of his testimony would be more miraculous, than the event which he...then, can he pretend to command my belief or opinion. * * * * Upon the whole, then, it appears, that no testimony for any kind of miracle has ever amounted1... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1843 - Страниц: 640
...abundant testimony of history as to the occurrence of miracles. He therefore goes on to say, (p. 124,) " In the foregoing reasoning we have supposed, that...which a miracle is founded may possibly amount to an entire proof, and that the falsehood of that testimony would be a real prodigy. But it is easy to... | |
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