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miracles

Are Christians Inconsistent for Rejecting Non-Christian Miracle Claims?

April 7, 2020 by Randal

In my article, “Responding to a Stale Atheist Talking Point on Miracle Claims,” I … respond to a stale atheist talking point on miracle claims. But since the article is a relatively brief amalgam of some tweets, it lacks in clarity what it makes up in brevity. However, I thought a second article that surrendered […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: miracles, plausibility structure, rationality, skepticism, worldview

Responding to a Stale Atheist Talking Point on Miracle Claims

April 6, 2020 by Randal

In this post, I’m recounting a bit of an exchange I had on Twitter with Counter Apologist followed by my reply: Oh I've got my background beliefs but my point is that miracles claims made by multiple living eye witnesses of Sathya Sai Baba are rejected by Xtians yet 2nd and Nth number hand claims […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, miracles

Does Christianity need a resurrected Jesus?

November 6, 2017 by Randal

The other day I posted the following survey on Twitter: If the physical bones of Jesus were disinterred in Jerusalem, would it follow that Christianity is false? — Tentative Apologist (@RandalRauser) November 2, 2017 The results were not surprising. A full 75% of those surveyed — both Christians and non-Christians — believe that Christianity requires […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: dialogue, Jesus Christ, liberal Christianity, miracles, resurrection

Miracles and the old “testimony is unreliable so we can ignore miracle claims” chestnut

December 23, 2013 by Randal

One of the first responses to my newly posted interview with Craig Keener came from Mike D who commented: Mike then simply rehashes David Hume by asserting that it is always more likely that an eye-witness is errant than that a miracle occurred. Never mind that Craig Keener offers an extensive rebuttal of the Scottish […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, epistemology, justification, miracles, reason, skepticism

29. Craig Keener on miracles

December 23, 2013 by Randal

From the crossing of the Red Sea to the virgin birth, miracles occupy a central role in the biblical narratives. Alas, their role in modern life has been decidedly more ambiguous. That ambiguity owes much to the skeptical eighteenth century philosopher David Hume who famously defined a miracle as a violation of the laws of nature. […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Craig Keener, David Hume, history, miracles, providence

Randal and John Loftus debate the Outsider Test and Miracles on Unbelievable

June 15, 2013 by Randal

While on our God or Godless Alberta Tour John Loftus and I recorded a show with Justin Brierley of the radio show and podcast “Unbelievable.” It was just broadcast today (June 15th) in the UK. Now you can listen to it here: The Outsider Test of Faith & Miracle And if you haven’t checked out […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: God or Godless, John Loftus, Justin Brierley, miracles, outsider test of faith, Unbelievable

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