Failed Arguments Against Miracles

I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Dr. Frank Turek

Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

If miracles are not possible, then Christianity cannot be true. Many across the centuries have tried to bring arguments against miracles. Maybe the most famous advocate against the possibility of miracles is David Hume. Almost three hundred years after his death, Hume's argument is still being taught in philosophy courses around the world today. In this podcast, Frank shows why Hume's argument fails and why other arguments against miracles tend to be circular.

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0:00.0	Does truth exist?
0:03.0	Because you have faith, does that make this book cool?
0:06.0	Does God exist?
0:07.0	So when someone says there is no truth, if you apply the claim to itself, what should you say?
0:13.0	Is that true?
0:15.0	They don't think Christianity is true.
0:18.0	They're talked out of it.
0:20.0	You know why they're talked out of it?
0:22.0	Because they've never been talked into it.
0:24.0	Cross-exemining, skeptical and atheistic views.
0:28.0	Welcome to Cross-exemining with Dr. Frank Turek.
0:33.0	What are the arguments against miracles?
0:37.0	Last week we talked about, do miracles occur and do they occur today?
0:42.0	And we talked about six different types of unusual events.
0:48.0	And one of the reasons I want to talk about this is there are several books, one new book on it coming out in a couple weeks.
0:56.0	Lee Strobel always writes a great book.
0:58.0	We'll have Lee on to talk about it directly.
1:01.0	It's called The Case for Miracles.
1:03.0	He does all those case books, which are wonderful.
1:05.0	And then I've been going through two volume hernianducine set by Craig Keener on miracles.
1:12.0	Craig, one of the best researchers you'll ever find.
1:15.0	He's got a footnote after virtually everything he says.
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