The Miracle Myth : Why Belief in the Resurrection and the Supernatural Is Unjustified.
There are many who believe Moses parted the Red Sea and Jesus came back from the dead. Others are certain that exorcisms occur, ghosts haunt attics, and the blessed can cure the terminally ill. Though extraordinarily improbable, people have embraced miracles and myths for millennia, seeing in them p...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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La Vergne :
Columbia University Press,
2016.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table of Contents ; Preface ; Acknowledgments; 1. Justified and Unjustified Belief ; 2. Miracles ; 3. Justifying Belief in Supernatural Causes ; 4. Justifying Belief in Improbable Events ; 5. Evidence for Miracles ; 6. Jesus's Resurrection ; 7. Should We Care That Beliefs in Miracles Are Unjustified? ; Appendix 1. What Is Supernatural? ; Appendix 2. Supernatural Causes ; Notes ; Further Reading ; Index.