 | 1803 - 100 strani
...objection to miracles go ; viz. " That no human testimony can in any case render them credible, because it is contrary to experience that a miracle should...contrary to experience that testimony should be false." Strictly speaking, the narrative of a fact is tlien only contrary to experience, when the fact is related... | |
 | 1807 - 592 strani
...laboured to disprove the existence of miracle* altogether. The substance of his argument is, ' that it is contrary to experience, that a miracle should be true, but not contrary to experience, that a testimony should be false.' " In the deduction of evidence, it is an established maxim, that if an... | |
 | William Paley - 1810 - 436 strani
...examine the principle upon which it professes to be founded : which principle is concisely this, that it is contrary to experience that a miracle should...contrary to experience that testimony should be false. Now there appears a small ambiguity in the term " experience," and in the phrases " contrary to experience,"... | |
 | William Paley - 1811 - 388 strani
...examine the principle upon which it professes to be founded; which principle is concisely this, That it is contrary to experience that a miracle should...contrary to experience that testimony should be false. Now there appears a small ambiguity in the term " experience," and in the phrases *' contrary to experience,"... | |
 | John Fearn - 1815 - 246 strani
...their minds, for practical use, this AJAXIJK which .they are told is the maxim of HUME ; namely, that it is contrary to experience that a miracle should be true, but not cqntrcury to experience that testimony should be false. This pernicious supposed maxim has, accordingly,... | |
 | J. W. Baker - 1817 - 262 strani
...objected, " That no human testimony can, in any case, render miracles credible, because, say they, it is contrary to experience that a miracle should...contrary to experience that testimony should be false." Answers. (1.) The narrative of a fact is then only contrary to expctience when the fact is related... | |
 | 1865 - 1194 strani
...preponderate. Or, to state the principle on which he founds his argument in the brief clear words of Paley : " It is contrary to experience that a miracle should...contrary to experience that testimony should be false." This argument, however, though so much lauded by infidelity at one time, is a transparent fallacy,... | |
 | Samuel Rowe - 1824 - 194 strani
...render them credible, Q. What is the principle on which this objection professes to be founded ? A. That it is contrary to experience that ,a miracle should...contrary to experience that testimony should be false. Q. Mention the ambiguity of the term experience ? perience, when it is said to have taken place at... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 408 strani
...examine the principle upon which it professes to be founded ; which principle is concisely this, TJmt it is contrary to experience that a miracle should...contrary to experience that testimony should be false. Now there appears a small ambiguity in the term '; experience," and in the phrases 'contrary to experience,"... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 426 strani
...examine the principle upon which it professes to be founded ; which principle is concisely this, That it is contrary to experience that a miracle should...contrary to experience that testimony should be false. Now there appears a small ambiguity in the term "experience," and in the phrases "contrary toexrrience,"... | |
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... it is contrary to experience that a miracle should be true, but not contrary to experience that testimony should be false. 
