Miracles and laws of nature

Religious Studies 37 (1):33-58 (2001)
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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.

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10.1017/s0034412500005473

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T. J. Mawson
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