argument from miracles

Hume ends with an argument that is relevant to what has gone before, but which introduces a new theme: the argument from miracles.

A variation of this is the argument from miracles which relies on testimony of supernatural events to establish the existence of God.

A counter-argument to the argument from miracles is the Argument from inconsistent revelations, which states that multiple incompatible miracles are alleged to have occurred which provide evidence for different religions.

One example of the argument from miracles is the claim of some Christians that historical evidence proves that Jesus rose from the dead, and this can only be explained if God exists.

The argument from miracles is an argument for the existence of God relying on eyewitness testimony of the occurrence of miracles (usually taken to be physically impossible/extremely improbable events) to establish the active intervention of a supernatural being (or supernatural agents acting on behalf of that being).