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Wittgenstein and Hume on Miracles [PDF]
In this paper, I intend to contrast the positions of Ludwig Wittgenstein and David Hume on miracles. While Hume holds that miracles are violations of laws of nature which can never be probable, Wittgenstein would reject this definition. Instead, he takes
Wheeler, Samuel
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Having spent many years engaging with Christian claims about miracles, especially the purported resurrection of Jesus, I now shift attention to Islamic miracle claims, the most striking of which seems to me to be Muhammad’s alleged splitting of the moon.
Lataster Raphael
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Lactation, Childrearing, and Gender Justice
ABSTRACT In this article, I discuss the significance of early infant feeding choices for the goal of gender justice. Focusing on human lactation practices, I identify Exclusive Gestational Nursing (EGN) as the norm in advanced industrial societies, which creates the expectation and permission for gestators, and only gestators, to nurse children, and ...
Jenny Brown
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The notion of a miracle is established as an act by some power external to the natural world. Aside from presenting points made by Hume, Lewis, Babbage, and other contributors, this chapter presents three categories that address the arguments against ...
DAVID J. BARTHOLOMEW
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ABSTRACT Moringa oleifera Lam. seeds contain WSMoL, a lectin previously studied for toxicity and pharmacological effects. In this study, we investigated WSMoL (10, 25, or 50 mg/kg i.p.) for acute and 14‐day repeated‐dose toxicity, as well as genotoxicity, in Swiss mice.
Alícia Natalie Silva dos Santos +10 more
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IKHBĀR AL-QUR’ĀN ‘AN AL-MAZĀYĀ WA AL-KHAṢAIṢ FĪ ‘ĀLAM AL-NAML
Al-Quran as the miracle of The Prophet certainly has excellences that cannot be imitated by mere mortal. One of them is its scientific side of the miracle where al-Quran tells the scientific facts that cannot be understood by the sciences of the era of ...
Sujiat Zubaidi Saleh +3 more
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Abstract BACKGROUND An essential aspect of applying Purple Phototrophic Bacteria (PPB) technology for wastewater treatment is the biomass separation from the aqueous phase. Ca2+ and Mg2+ have been used to enhance the aggregation of different biological matrices. In this paper, the effect of Ca2+ and Mg2+ on the aggregation of a mixed culture of PPB was
Jairo M Carrillo‐Osorio +1 more
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AIDS Medicine and Miracles : v.5:no.1(1995)
This issue of AIDS Medicine & Miracles discusses the achievements of Steven Abbott, founder of the Stop AIDS Project. Sam Gallegos is also featured in an article that discusses her activism in the fight against AIDS. Also mentioned is the new director of
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The miracles are one of the most significant studies of the Holy Quran and the Holy Bible. The Muslim and Christian scholars both are agreed about the meanings of miracles but differ in number, nature, and sources.
Riaz Ahmad Saeed, Mati ur Rehman
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