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Webthe difference is that hume's is explicitly about improbable claims, whereas sagan's extraordinary could mean more or other than improbable.

Webchapter 1 of the mackie book covers hume’s account of miracles, which we discussed in our hume epistemology episode.

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Weba “miracle” is only a word, one which denies the underlying philosophy of the teacher.

Webtypically, when an atheist states that “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence”, they have in mind a single spectacular piece of evidence that.

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Websome skeptics might admit that the resurrection is possible, but they say it would require extraordinary evidence to believe it.

Webcarl sagan’s “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence” is a witty summary of hume’s argument against miracles.

Webphilosophers continue to debate about david hume's case against the rationality of belief in miracles.

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Webhe proposes two additional principles important in dealing with anomalous claims:

We create our reality individually and en mass via our imaginations.

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