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0:00 Introduction
00:44 How did you get interested in the Argument from Miracles?
03:24 What do the terms “De Rei” and “De Dicto” mean?
04:45 What do you aim to show in this paper? Answer: Try to show there is a solid argument that gives you some rational reason to believe not only that God exists but the God of the Bible exists. It’s based of the reports of miracles that I think are actually believable.
14:47 What do you mean by miracle?
20:12 How does Hume define miracle and what is the problem with his definition?
25:10 Can you walk us through your version of the Argument for Miracles and offer a defense of each premise?
32:11 How would you defend premise 3?
42:40 What would be a good example of multiple witnesses and occurring in a series to illustrate premise 2?
50:50 Some argue that the resurrection can be explained by the following scenario: someone stole Jesus’ body and then Mary and other disciples hallucinated Him rising from the dead. How do you respond to this type of explanation for the resurrection?
55:09 With the criteria of multiple witnesses and occurring in a series, the response can go beyond the case that both scenarios are very unlikely. Please comment.
56:17 Even if God raised Jesus from the dead, what follows from that? Is it even particular to Christianity alone, or can other religions concede that God rose Jesus from the dead?
01:01:41 Question #1: How many cats does Dr. Bonevac have now?
01:02:50 Question #2: Suppose someone's life depended on a flipped coin landing heads and I prayed that God would ensure the coin lands heads. Suppose further that God answered the prayer. Was this a miracle?
01:06:10 Can you summarize the Argument from Miracles in 60 seconds?
01:07:32 Follow-up to Question #2: So not every supernatural intervention is a miracle then...
I'm joined by Dr. Daniel Bonevac (professor of philosophy at the University of Texas Austin) to discuss his paper, "The Argument from Miracles." The paper is linked below.
baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/80295.pdf
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0:00 Introduction
00:44 How did you get interested in the Argument from Miracles?
03:24 What do the terms “De Rei” and “De Dicto” mean?
04:45 What do you aim to show in this paper? Answer: Try to show there is a solid argument that gives you some rational reason to believe not only that God exists but the God of the Bible exists. It’s based of the reports of miracles that I think are actually believable.
14:47 What do you mean by miracle?
20:12 How does Hume define miracle and what is the problem with his definition?
25:10 Can you walk us through your version of the Argument for Miracles and offer a defense of each premise?
32:11 How would you defend premise 3?
42:40 What would be a good example of multiple witnesses and occurring in a series to illustrate premise 2?
50:50 Some argue that the resurrection can be explained by the following scenario: someone stole Jesus’ body and then Mary and other disciples hallucinated Him rising from the dead. How do you respond to this type of explanation for the resurrection?
55:09 With the criteria of multiple witnesses and occurring in a series, the response can go beyond the case that both scenarios are very unlikely. Please comment.
56:17 Even if God raised Jesus from the dead, what follows from that? Is it even particular to Christianity alone, or can other religions concede that God rose Jesus from the dead?
01:01:41 Question #1: How many cats does Dr. Bonevac have now?
01:02:50 Question #2: Suppose someone's life depended on a flipped coin landing heads and I prayed that God would ensure the coin lands heads. Suppose further that God answered the prayer. Was this a miracle?
01:06:10 Can you summarize the Argument from Miracles in 60 seconds?
01:07:32 Follow-up to Question #2: So not every supernatural intervention is a miracle then...
I'm joined by Dr. Daniel Bonevac (professor of philosophy at the University of Texas Austin) to discuss his paper, "The Argument from Miracles." The paper is linked below.
baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/80295.pdf
Please consider supporting me on patreon. Go to patreon.com/theanalyticchristian
For merch and more, go to theanalyticchristian.com
