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Miracles and laws of nature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2001

T. J. MAWSON
T. J. MAWSON
Affiliation:
St Peter's College, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 2DL
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Abstract

In this paper, I argue that miracles should not be defined as involving violations of natural laws. They should be defined as signs of particular volitions of the deity or of other supernatural agents. I suggest that one may, without any prior belief in the existence of such supernatural agents, reasonably come to believe that one has witnessed miracles.

Type
Research Article
Information
Religious Studies , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , March 2001 , pp. 33 - 58
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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