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Do the various claims of miracles made by conflicting religions serve as evidence that all such claims are false?

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:March 10, 2008
Post category:Religion
Post comments:6 Comments

David Hume made the argument that the various claims of miracles made by conflicting religions serve as evidence that no such claims are true. The topic is thoughtfully discussed by Ebonmuse at Daylight Atheism: In other words, Hume says, the conflicting miracle claims of various religions cancel each other out.…

The Great Afterlife Debate: Michael Shermer v. Deepak Chopra

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:February 28, 2007
Post category:Reading - Books and Magazines Religion Science
Post comments:1 Comment

Shermer and Chopra traded articles at Skeptic Magazine, but they really didn't communicate. Shermer got me on board with comments like this: Here is the reality. It has been estimated that in the last 50,000 years about 106 billion humans were born. Of the 100 billion people born before the…

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