9. Hume & Wiles Comparison

What faith is wiles

Christian

What faith is hume

Atheist

What does hume believe about the believer

They are required to believe in miracles and that rel belief is fundamentally irrational

What does wiles suggest

god doesnt have to be understood by direct interaction

Whats an advantage of wiles anti-realist approach?

Doesnt have to explain how natural laws can be violated as there is no divine intervention

What does wiles use biblical criticism to say

Much of the text is not scientific but symbolic and mythological

Whats wrong w their views of miracles

They are completely different

What does wiles say a miracle is

A matter of personal interpretation (symbol)

What does hume say a miracle is

an event so unexpected and unexplained that it is a violation of a law of nature