This three page paper examines Hume and Dawkins regarding religion and science. David Humes strongest argument against miracles was based upon his philosophical argument that causation does not really exist. He held that there are only two ways to justify your beliefs, by reason or experience, and explored this issue because he could find no reason that supported the inference from a perceived event to the existence of a cause or effect that is not perceived. (Hume) In other words, Hume sought to understand why people tended to believe in miracles and other illogical and irrational events.
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