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Miracle claims in other religions?
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Miracle claims in other religions?
To the naturalist, is the admission of Christian miracles special pleading if we dismiss the miracles of other religious traditions?
One issue here is the naturalist may be giving equal epistemic weight to the miracle claims of different religions, which assumes they have equal evidence. I, for one, think the word “religion” refers to such a fuzzy concept that it is often useless in serious conversation. Do you dismiss miracle claims in other religions, and why?
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It isn’t necessarily special pleading, it would depend on the reasoning you are using to dismiss them. Or probably a better way to look it would be to look at what reasons you have for accepting the Christian ones. If you can’t follow those same reasons for miracle claims from other religions, then yes it’s special pleading.
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This is a valid point.
It could be argued that the evidence supporting Christian miracles is unique and compelling. For example, the resurrection of Jesus Christ is a central miracle claimed by Christianity, and it is supported by multiple eyewitness accounts, historical documents, and the transformation of the early Christian community. The evidence for this miracle could be argued to be particularly strong and convincing compared to other miracle claims.
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