For although it might be highly improbable that just this number should have been chosen out of all the possible numbers that could have been chosen, nevertheless one must also consider the probability that the evening news would have reported just this number if that number had not been chosen.
The problem, says Craig, is that Hume has not considered all of the relevant probabilities. So something is clearly wrong with this principle. If we applied Hume’s principle to such a case, it would be irrational for us to believe that such a highly improbable event had actually occurred. The Probability of Miracles is her first novel, and yes, Wendy Wunder is her real name. Like Cam, she has always wanted a Volkswagen Beetle in Vapor. This was the Age of Enlightenment, a time in which skepticism about miracles was becoming increasingly widespread among the educated elite. When she's not writing or spending time with her miraculous daughter, Cadence, Wendy teaches yoga in Boston. The title of the essay, “Of Miracles,” originally appeared in Hume’s larger work, An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding, first published in 1748. One of the most influential critiques of miracles ever written came from the pen of the skeptical Scottish philosopher David Hume. As a Christian examining these arguments, we find little of value to convince us to reject a biblical worldview saying that God can and has intervened in natural history to perform miracles. Hume’s first premise assumes that there could not be miracles and his second premise is based on his distaste for the societies that report miracles. He proposes that we compare the probability of the miracle. Michael Gleghorn examines Hume’s influential critique of miracles and points out the major shortfalls in his argument. I examine Humes proposal about rationally considering testimonial evidence for miracles.
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