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Argument for the existence of God
The argument from miracles is an argument for the existence of God that begins by asserting that there are kinds of possible events the best explanation
Argument_from_miracles
Argument for the existence of God
second edition of Miracles (1960), Lewis substantially revised and expanded the argument. Contemporary defenders of the argument from reason include Alvin
Argument_from_reason
Argument for the existence of God
teleological argument (from τέλος, telos, 'end, aim, goal'), also known as physico-theological argument, argument from design, or intelligent design argument, is
Teleological_argument
Hume's thoughts on miracles in his Enquiry
Miracles" is the tenth section of David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748). In this piece, Hume states that evidence of miracles
Of_Miracles
Philosophical question
second edition of Miracles (1960), Lewis substantially revised and expanded the argument. Contemporary defenders of the argument from reason include Alvin
Existence_of_God
Argument for the existence of God
revelation—this category of argument falls within the domain of natural theology. A cosmological argument can also be referred to as an argument from universal causation
Cosmological_argument
Miracles attributed to Jesus
The miracles of Jesus are the many miraculous deeds attributed to Jesus in Christian texts, with the majority of these miracles being faith healings,
Miracles_of_Jesus
Philosophical argument that asserts an inconsistency with nonbelief and God's existence
The argument from nonbelief is a philosophical argument for the nonexistence of God that asserts an inconsistency between God's existence and a world
Argument_from_nonbelief
Book written by C. S. Lewis
against miracles, insisting that modern disbelief in miracles is a cultural bias thrust upon the historical record and is not derivable from it. In a
Miracles_(book)
Argument for the existence of God
emerging] from relationship, creativity, delight, love". Catholic philosopher Peter Kreeft summarises the argument as "Love is the greatest of miracles. How
Argument_from_love
Philosophical question
English on the evidential argument from evil. Includes most of the major players on the topic. Mackie, J. L. (1982). The Miracle of Theism. Oxford: Oxford
Problem_of_evil
Argument for the existence of God
The argument from consciousness is an argument for the existence of God that claims characteristics of human consciousness (such as qualia) cannot be explained
Argument_from_consciousness
Argument for the existence of God
The argument from degrees, also known as the degrees of perfection argument or the henological argument, is an argument for the existence of God first
Argument_from_degree
View in philosophy of science
explanation" (Lipton, 2004). For instance, one argument commonly used—the "miracle argument" or "no miracles argument"—starts out by observing that scientific
Scientific_realism
Comparison of post-resurrection appearances of Jesus
1 Corinthians 15:8 McGrew, Timothy; McGrew, Lydia (2009). "The Argument from Miracles: A Cumulative Case for the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth". The
Overview of resurrection appearances in the Gospels and Paul
Overview_of_resurrection_appearances_in_the_Gospels_and_Paul
Philosophical argument for the existence of God
The Kalam cosmological argument is a modern formulation of the cosmological argument for the existence of God. It is named after the Kalam (medieval Islamic
Kalam_cosmological_argument
Argument for the existence of God
argument is a deductive philosophical argument, made from an ontological basis, that is advanced in support of the existence of God. Such arguments tend
Ontological_argument
Argument for the existence of God
The argument from morality is an argument for the existence of God. Arguments from morality tend to be based on moral normativity or moral order. Arguments
Argument_from_morality
American philosopher and theologian (born 1949)
Cosmological Argument. Cham, Switz.: Springer. ISBN 978-3319861890. McGrew, Timothy; McGrew, Lydia (2009). "The Argument from Miracles: A Cumulative
William_Lane_Craig
Contention that omniscience is incompatible with free will
The argument from free will, also called the paradox of free will or theological fatalism, contends that omniscience and free will are incompatible and
Argument_from_free_will
January 1769. When the Christian apologists replaced the argument from miracles with the argument from personal witness and the credibility of Biblical evidence
Peter_Annet
School of philosophical thought
Alston, Michael C. Rea, and Michael Bergmann. The argument from a proper basis is an ontological argument for the existence of God related to fideism. Alvin
Reformed_epistemology
Christian tradition about the tomb of Jesus
2010, pp. 179–180. McGrew, Timothy; McGrew, Lydia (2009). "The Argument from Miracles: A Cumulative Case for the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth". The
Empty_tomb
Christian theological dispute
"John Calvin speaks of miracles as 'seals' added to the Word of God, and he warns that miracles must never be separated from the Word. When connected
Cessationism versus continuationism
Cessationism_versus_continuationism
Argument against assuming the existence of God
The argument from poor design, also known as the dysteleological argument, is an argument against the assumption of the existence of a creator God, based
Argument_from_poor_design
Event not explicable by natural or scientific laws
Simon-Pierre from Parkinson's disease was a miracle. Among the more notable miracles approved by the church are several Eucharistic miracles wherein the
Miracle
Philosophical theory
an argument for dualism dubbed the "argument from reason". They credit C. S. Lewis with first bringing the argument to light in his book Miracles; Lewis
Mind–body_dualism
Events attributed to the Islamic prophet
context of miracles of God's creation and of the prophets and messengers (such as Ibrahim/Abraham and Isa/Jesus). In later Islamic sources miracles of the
Miracles_of_Muhammad
English minister and pamphleteer
attacks by deists, particularly Anthony Collins. This focused on the argument from miracles and prophecy. At the same time he upheld his opponents' right of
Samuel_Chandler
Argument in the philosophy of mathematics
his own indispensability argument based on the no miracles argument in the philosophy of science. A standard form of the argument in contemporary philosophy
Quine–Putnam indispensability argument
Quine–Putnam_indispensability_argument
American evangelical philosopher (1932–2019)
claim. In Miracles and the Modern Mind, Geisler takes the above criteria and presents the following argument: Only Christianity has unique miracle claims
Norman_Geisler
1976 book by Helen Schucman
A Course in Miracles (also referred to as ACIM) is a 1976 book by Helen Schucman. The underlying premise is that the greatest "miracle" is the act of simply
A_Course_in_Miracles
Argument for the belief in God
philosophical argument advanced by Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), a French mathematician, philosopher, physicist, and theologian. This argument posits that
Pascal's_wager
Christian theology that defends Christianity against objections
Analysis Of Hume's "In Principal" Argument Against Miracles" (PDF). Christian Apologetics Journal. 2 (1). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October
Christian_apologetics
1989 Hong Kong film by Jackie Chan
(1933) and Pocketful of Miracles (1961), which in turn were based on "Madame La Gimp", a 1929 short story by Damon Runyon. Miracles features many well-known
Miracles_(1989_film)
Islamic formal argument for the existence of God
Demonstration of the Truthful or Proof of the Veracious, among others) is a formal argument for proving the existence of God introduced by the Islamic philosopher
Proof_of_the_Truthful
Miracles of Muslim saints
Quran contains "scientific miracles", i.e. prophecies of scientific discoveries. Historically, a "belief in the miracles of saints (karāmāt al-awliyāʾ
Karamat
1898 fantasy-comedy short story by H. G. Wells
McWhirter Fotheringay vigorously asserts the impossibility of miracles during an argument. By way of demonstration, Fotheringay commands an oil lamp to
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (short story)
The_Man_Who_Could_Work_Miracles_(short_story)
2021 Marvel Studios film
Cameos in 'Spider-Man': "It Would Be a Miracle If They Kept That From Me"". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved
Spider-Man:_No_Way_Home
Claim that the Qur'ān has a miraculous quality
TALIB, ALI (9 April 2018). "Deconstructing the "Scientific Miracles in the Quran" Argument". Transversing Tradition. Retrieved 16 April 2019. Ansari,
I'jaz
American philosopher (born 1953)
his book Miracles. It has been alleged that Elizabeth Anscombe, in her presentation of the perceived problematic areas in Lewis's argument, had so thoroughly
Victor_Reppert
Theological argument
continues to advance, these gaps tend to shrink, potentially weakening the argument for God's existence. Critics contend that such an approach can undermine
God_of_the_gaps
Absence of belief in the existence of deities; the opposite of theism
problem of evil, the argument from inconsistent revelations, the rejection of concepts that cannot be falsified, and the argument from nonbelief. Nonbelievers
Atheism
2013 South Korean comedy film
Miracle in Cell No. 7 (Korean: 7번방의 선물) is a 2013 South Korean comedy drama film starring Ryu Seung-ryong, Kal So-won and Park Shin-hye. The film is about
Miracle_in_Cell_No._7
Philosophical worldview rejecting anything supernatural
an argument for dualism dubbed the "argument from reason". They credit C.S. Lewis with first bringing the argument to light in his book Miracles; Lewis
Metaphysical_naturalism
1992 book by Marianne Williamson
Principles of a Course in Miracles (1992) is the first book by Marianne Williamson, and concerns the 1976 book A Course in Miracles by Helen Schucman. A Return
A_Return_to_Love
Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist (1711–1776)
had beaten him." Hume's main argument concerning miracles is that miracles by definition are singular events that differ from the established laws of nature
David_Hume
2012 film by Kōzō Kusuba
Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure at IMDb Official website (in Japanese) Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure at Anime
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure
Doraemon:_Nobita_and_the_Island_of_Miracles—Animal_Adventure
Logical argument against the problem of evil
existence of evil. The logical argument from evil argued by J. L. Mackie, and to which the free-will defense responds, is an argument against the existence of
Alvin Plantinga's free-will defense
Alvin_Plantinga's_free-will_defense
Hypothesis about life in the universe
"Problems with the Argument from Fine Tuning". Synthese 145 (3), pp. 325–338. Colyvan et al.. (2005). Problems with the Argument from Fine Tuning. Synthese
Fine-tuned_universe
Australian-American mathematician
Holism, and Miracles, Johnson purports to have refuted David Hume's popular argument for the irrationality of belief in testimony of miracles (as can be
David_Alan_Johnson
Philosophical argument
S. Lewis popularised it in the first edition of his book Miracles in 1947. Similar arguments were advanced by Richard Clyde Taylor in Metaphysics, as
Evolutionary argument against naturalism
Evolutionary_argument_against_naturalism
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
presenting an argument from reason against metaphysical naturalism and for the existence of God. Mere Christianity, The Problem of Pain, and Miracles were all
C._S._Lewis
2015 American film
by T. C. Christensen, (The Work and the Glory, Only a Stonecutter, 17 Miracles, Ephraim's Rescue) and produced by Ron Tanner and Christensen. The film
The_Cokeville_Miracle
Novel by Keigo Higashino
"The Miracles of the Namiya General Store"". November 8, 2017. Brzeski, Patrick (April 29, 2026). "Disney+ Sets K-Drama Adaptation of Miracles of the
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
The_Miracles_of_the_Namiya_General_Store
1729 satirical essay by Jonathan Swift
In making his argument, the speaker uses the conventional, textbook-approved order of argument from Swift's time (which was derived from the Latin rhetorician
A_Modest_Proposal
Miracle in the New Testament of the Bible
Hendrik van der (1965). The Miracles Of Jesus. Brill Archive. p. 590. GGKEY:ZY15HUEX1RJ. Royster, Dmitri (1999). The Miracles of Christ. St Vladimir's Seminary
Wedding_at_Cana
Whether Jesus was a historical figure
contemporaries to be an exorcist and a worker of miracles. However, when it comes to historical assessment of the miracles tradition itself, the consensus quickly
Historicity_of_Jesus
2nd-century Greek philosopher
fabricated story. In addition, Celsus addressed the miracles of Jesus, holding that "Jesus performed his miracles by sorcery (γοητεία)": O light and truth! he
Celsus
Doubt about God's existence
fallibilism, which deny that knowledge or absolute certainty is possible. Arguments for and against agnosticism are discussed in the academic literature.
Agnosticism
Penultimate prophet in Islam
Mahmoud M. Ayoub. Many miracles are attributed to a young Jesus while in Egypt (see the sections Miracles and Other miracles). It is generally agreed
Jesus_in_Islam
Primary sources of Islamic communication text
largely concerned with establishing boundaries that Muslims are prohibited from transgressing. Within these boundaries the Quran treats human beings as equally
Human_rights_in_the_Quran
Most populous city in the United States
Accessed January 6, 2026. Reed, Ted. "In a Queens Miracle, New York LaGuardia Airport Goes From Loser to Winner", Airline Weekly, March 21, 2023. Accessed
New_York_City
Cancelled at Netflix; Final 8 Episodes to Premiere in Late 2020 — First Photos". TVLine. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
List of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina episodes
List_of_Chilling_Adventures_of_Sabrina_episodes
American politician (born 1954)
Kennedy also identifies with liberal Catholicism. He criticized the church's argument that John Kerry should have been denied communion because of his support
Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.
Son of God in Christianity
In Christian teachings, the miracles of Jesus were as much a vehicle for his message as were his words. Many of the miracles emphasize the importance of
Jesus_in_Christianity
work; and external arguments, that consider the wider cultural and historical context. Some of the external arguments are "arguments from silence" that question
Josephus_on_Jesus
Supreme being in theistic belief systems
Cosmological arguments use concepts around the origin of the universe to argue for the existence of God. The teleological argument, also called "argument from design"
God
Intelligence of machines
ISSN 1866-9956. PMC 4867147. PMID 27257441. Turing (1950), Under "The Argument from Consciousness". Kirk-Giannini, Cameron Domenico; Goldstein, Simon (16
Artificial_intelligence
Mass shooting in Georgia, U.S.
rifles is legal in the state. A background check is required for purchase from a licensed dealer. Georgia also has no child access prevention law or red
2024 Apalachee High School shooting
2024_Apalachee_High_School_shooting
Series of pamphlets by Voltaire
Questions sur les Miracles, also known as Lettres sur les Miracles (Questions/Letters on miracles), is a series of pamphlets published by the French philosopher
Questions_sur_les_Miracles
Christian apologist and author (born 1961)
possibility of miracles. Borrowing an illustration seminary professor Ronald H. Nash created (a metaphor of the universe representing an open box from a theistic
Frank_Turek
1979 book by Richard Swinburne
teleological arguments, arguments from the consciousness of the higher vertebrates including humans, morality, providence, history, miracles and religious
The_Existence_of_God_(book)
Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion. Magic (Surface): Toma Kamijo and Index plan for their shopping using the coupon from his Academy City SNS Rondo
List of A Certain Magical Index video games
List_of_A_Certain_Magical_Index_video_games
Overview of and topical guide to theology
Zoroastrian More A proper basis Beauty Consciousness Degree Desire Love Miracles Morality Reason Religious experience Christological Cosmological Ontological
Outline_of_theology
Star Wars, and finished the 1970s as the highest-grossing film. The main argument against this figure is that it simply did not have a wide enough release
List of highest-grossing films
List_of_highest-grossing_films
2010 film by Christopher Nolan
Nolan drew inspiration from the works of Jorge Luis Borges, including "The Secret Miracle" and "The Circular Ruins", and from the films Blade Runner (1982)
Inception
American comic book writer (1922–2018)
Bragg, editor of Brain-Pix Comics. Lee was parodied by Kirby in Mister Miracle in the early 1970s as Funky Flashman. A humorously illustrated Lee briefly
Stan_Lee
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
Stephanie; Epstein, Reid J. (August 31, 2020). "Trump Is Pushing a False Argument on Vote-by-Mail Fraud. Here Are the Facts". The New York Times. Retrieved
Donald_Trump
2005 Indian film
an upper-middle-class status. Sachein learns this information about her from Arnold aka Ayyasamy, a man who has studied at the college for about nine
Sachein
Stance of supporting peaceful coexistence and diversity of spiritual belief
histories and orientations is imperative" (p. 182). The argument from inconsistent revelations is an argument that aims to show that one cannot choose one religion
Religious_pluralism
Hypothetical gospel account of the life of Jesus Christ
is granted that John's miracle tradition is not based upon the Synoptics, a miracle source (or a source that included miracles) becomes a reasonable hypothesis"
Signs_Gospel
Apologetic argument for the divinity of Jesus
Lewis's trilemma is an apologetic argument traditionally used to argue for the divinity of Jesus by postulating that the only alternatives are that he
Lewis's_trilemma
Comet
which could be the ion tail. The Italian chronicle Annales Forolivienses from 1473 mentions the comet was east of Aries in late February and early March
Great_Comet_of_1402
Ed Sullivan Show. Eight surviving episodes from Cavalcade have been released on DVD as of 2011. The two from The Ed Sullivan Show remain unreleased but
List of The Honeymooners sketches
List_of_The_Honeymooners_sketches
Theology reliant on rational and empirical arguments
seeks to provide arguments for theological topics, such as the existence of a deity, based on human reason. It is distinguished from revealed theology
Natural_theology
Proposed reconstructed word list for the Proto-Indo-European language
stages of the languages are poorly documented or do not differ significantly from the modern languages. In addition, modern English forms are given for comparison
Indo-European_vocabulary
Concept in popular psychology
In psychology, empaths (/ˈɛmpæθ/; from Ancient Greek ἐμπάθ(εια) (empáth(eia)) 'passion') are people who have a higher than usual level of empathy, called
Empath
Meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and the U.S. on February 28, 2025
"«Чудеса выдержки». Реакции на перепалку Трампа и Зеленского в Белом доме" ["Miracles of endurance". Reactions to the squabble between Trump and Zelenskyy at
2025 Trump–Zelenskyy Oval Office meeting
2025_Trump–Zelenskyy_Oval_Office_meeting
2026 Indian Marathi-language drama film
silence of God during times of suffering. Swami Samarth responds not through miracles but by encouraging people to recognise their own responsibilities and work
Deool_Band_2
Christian prayer attributed to Jesus
speaking... isn't even a true New Testament prayer". The only evidence or argument he offers readers, however, is to "notice that it's not prayed in the name
Lord's_Prayer
First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader
performing miracles, especially healings. These miracles are commonly classified into two main categories: healing miracles and nature miracles. The healing
Jesus
1975 television film by Jerry Jameson
Officer Sues Over Tower Sniper Movie". AP News. November 30, 1990. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. The Deadly Tower at IMDb The Deadly Tower
The_Deadly_Tower
Australian philosopher (1917–1981)
invented rather than discovered. His posthumously published The Miracle of Theism: Arguments For and Against the Existence of God (1982) has been called a
J._L._Mackie
1967 film allegedly containing footage of Bigfoot
a detailed argument against the film; the burden of proof, rightly enough, should lie with the advocates." Yet, without a detailed argument against authenticity
Patterson–Gimlin_film
Ida Davis, a trans woman, introduced in the episode "Quagmire's Dad," an argument repeated by other critics in later years. Davis would later become the
LGBTQ themes in Western animation
LGBTQ_themes_in_Western_animation
have become franchises with production of local versions around the world, from A through G. See also List of reality television show franchises (H–Z). Original
List of reality television show franchises (A–G)
List_of_reality_television_show_franchises_(A–G)
American animated superhero television series
Superboy, Lois and Clark's son from a future timeline. Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Lara Lane / Supergirl, Lois and Clark's daughter from a possible future timeline
My_Adventures_with_Superman
Pseudoscientific argument for the existence of God
Intelligent design (ID) is a pseudoscientific argument for the existence of God, presented by proponents as "an evidence-based scientific theory about
Intelligent_design
Island country in Southeast Asia
Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Seung-yoon Lee (9 April 2014). "Ha-Joon Chang: Economics Is A Political Argument". HuffPost. Archived from the
Singapore
ARGUMENT FROM-MIRACLES
ARGUMENT FROM-MIRACLES
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places so called from the rivers on which they stand, or simply a name for someone living beside a river of this name, which is probably cognate with Welsh ffraw ‘fair’, ‘fine’, ‘brisk’. Compare Frampton.
Boy/Male
Indian
Orbit, Eye socket, Argument
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Frome.German : from a short form of a personal name composed with Middle High German vrom, vrum ‘valiant’, ‘steadfast’ (see Frommelt).
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Reasoning; Proof; Argument
Boy/Male
Indian
Argument, Reasoning, Proof
Boy/Male
Scottish
Crooked.
Surname or Lastname
English, from Welsh
English, from Welsh : from the Welsh personal name Caradog meaning ‘amiable’. A British bearer of this name is recorded in the Latin form Cara(c)tacus and remembered for his leadership of a revolt against the Roman occupation in the 1st century ad.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Argument reasoning, proof
Boy/Male
Muslim
Orbit, Eye socket, Argument
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : variant of Krom.English : possibly a variant of Croom.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Blümle, from a pet form of Blum.English
Americanized spelling of German Blümle, from a pet form of Blum.English : variant spelling of Plumley.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Argument; Reasoning; Proof
Surname or Lastname
Respelling of German Austel, from a pet form of August.English
Respelling of German Austel, from a pet form of August.English : possibly a variant of Astle. There is a place in Cornwall called St. Austell (from the dedication of its church to a certain St. Austol), but this is unlikely to be the source of the surname.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Argument; Proof; Reasoning
Boy/Male
Muslim
Argument, Reasoning, Proof
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French argent ‘silver’, hence probably a nickname for someone with silver-gray hair, or possibly an occupational nickname for a silversmith or moneyer.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Proofs; Arguments
Boy/Male
Hindu
Most Love
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (from Poland)
Jewish (from Poland) : Polish spelling of the occupational surname Mintzer ‘moneyer’.English : unexplained. Perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a butcher, a cook, or a warrior, from a derivative of Middle English mince(n) ‘to mince’, ‘to cut into small pieces’.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Orbit eye socket, Orgument, debate
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