 | Robert J. Fogelin - Philosophy - 2010 - 128 pages
...total darkness over the whole earth for eight days: Suppose that the tradition of this extraordinary event is still strong and lively among the people:...that our present philosophers, instead of doubting the fact, ought to receive it as certain, and ought to search for the causes whence it might be derived.... | |
 | Gordon Graham - Philosophy - 2004 - 264 pages
...total darkness over the whole earth for eight days: suppose that the tradition of this extraordinary event is still strong and lively among the people:...that our present philosophers, instead of doubting the fact, ought to receive it as certain, and ought to search for the causes whence it might be derived.... | |
 | Charles Taliaferro - Philosophy - 2005 - 482 pages
...total darkness over the whole earth for eight days: suppose that the tradition of this extraordinary event is still strong and lively among the people:...that our present philosophers, instead of doubting the fact, ought to receive it as certain, and ought to search for the causes whence it might be derived.... | |
 | David Hume - Philosophy - 2006 - 629 pages
...total darkness over the whole earth for eight days : sappose that the tradition of this extraordinary event is still strong and lively among the people...that our present philosophers, instead of doubting the fact, ought to receive it as certain, and ought to search for the causes whence it might be derived.... | |
 | John Clayton - Religion - 2006 - 408 pages
...total darkness over the whole earth tor eight days: Suppose that the tradition of this extraordinary event is still strong and lively among the people:...that our present philosophers, instead of doubting the fact, ought to receive it as certain, and ought to search for the causes whence it might be derived.'7... | |
 | Alan Bailey, Dan O'Brien - Philosophy - 2006 - 180 pages
...total darkness over the whole earth for eight days: Suppose that the tradition of this extraordinary event is still strong and lively among the people:...tradition, without the least variation or contradiction . . . ( 1 0. 36 / 1 27-8) This would appear to be a miracle since a law of nature is contravened, the... | |
 | George Campbell - Miracles - 1834 - 316 pages
...earth for eight days ; " fuppofe that the tradition of this extra" ordinary event, is ftill ftrong and lively " among the people; that all travellers,...from foreign countries, " bring us accounts of the fame tradition, " without the leaft variation or contradic" tion : 'tis evident, that our prefent philo"... | |
 | Stephen Buckle - Philosophy - 2007 - 223 pages
...total darkness over the whole earth for eight days: Suppose that the tradition of this extraordinary event is still strong and lively among the people:...the least variation or contradiction: It is evident, [128] that our present philosophers, instead of doubting the fact, ought to receive it as certain,... | |
 | David Hume - Philosophy - 2007 - 630 pages
...total darkness over the whole earth for eight days : suppose that the tradition of this extraordinary event is still strong and lively among the people...countries bring us accounts of the same tradition, withont the least variation or contradiction : it is evident that oar present philosophers, instead... | |
 | Samuel Drew - 1828 - 612 pages
...total darkness over the whole earth for eight days ; suppose that the tradition of this extraordinary event is still strong and lively among the people...that our present philosophers, instead of doubting that fact, ought to receive it for certain, and ought to search for the causes whence it might be derived... | |
| |
Thus, suppose, all authors, in all languages agree that from the first of January 1600 there was a total darkness over the whole earth for eight days: Suppose that the tradition of this extraordinary event is still strong and lively among the people:... 
