 | Several Hands - 1752 - 508 Seiten
...amount to a probability. much left to a|proof; and that, even fuppofing it amounteq to a proof, 'twould be oppofed by another proof, derived from the very nature of the f..<ft which it would endeavour to dUblifh. 'Tis experience alone which gives authority to human tefiimony... | |
 | David Hume - 1760 - 314 Seiten
...any kind of miracle has ever amounted to a probability, much lefs to a proof; and that, even fnppofmg it amounted to a proof, it would be oppofed by another...human teftimony ; and 'tis the fame experience, which afTures us of the laws of nature. When, theiefore» the/e two kinds of experience are contrary, we... | |
 | Henry Owen - 1773 - 328 Seiten
...teflimony for any kind of miracle can ever amount to a probability*. much lels to a proof; or even fuppotmg it amounted to a proof, it would be oppofed by another proof, derived from the very na1 See BUTMSR'S Analogy, part II. clvip. vii. p. 3^2, £c. ture of the fact which it would endeavour... | |
 | William Adams - 1777 - 394 Seiten
..." probability, much lefs to a proof} and *' that, even fuppofing it amounted to a cc proof, 'twould be oppofed by another " proof, derived from the very nature of the *c fact which it would endeavour to eftab* " lifh. 'Tis experience alone which gives " authority to... | |
 | David Hume - 1779 - 548 Seiten
...to a proof; and that, even fuppofing it amounted to a proof, it would be oppofed by another proofs derived from the very nature of the fact, which it would endeavour to eftablifh. It is experience only, which gives authority to human teftimony; and it is the fame experience, which... | |
 | George Campbell - 1807 - 530 Seiten
...for argument's sake, " that the testi" mony for a miracle amounted to a proof, it would be opposed " by another proof, derived from the very nature of the fact, " which it would endeavour to establish'**." Here is then, by his own reasoning, proof against proof, from which there could result... | |
 | George Campbell - 1807 - 294 Seiten
...argument's sake, " that the testimony for a miracle amounted " to a proof, it] would be opposed by ano" ther proof, derived from the very nature " of the fact, which it would endeavour to " establish."* Here is, then, by his own reasoning, proof against proof, from which there could result... | |
 | David Welsh - 1825 - 612 Seiten
...probability, much less to a proof; and that even supposing it amounted to a proof, it would be opposed by another proof derived from the very nature of the fact which it would endeavour to establish. It is experience only which gives authority to human testimony, and it is the same experience... | |
 | David Hume - 1826 - 628 Seiten
...probability, much less to a proof; and that, even supposing it amounted to a proof, it would be opposed by another proof, derived from the very nature of the fact which it would endeavour to establish. It is experience only which gives authority to human testimony; and it is the same experience... | |
 | 1843 - 644 Seiten
...probability, much less to a proof; and that, even supposing it amounted to a proof, it would be opposed by another proof, derived from the very nature of the fact which it endeavored to establish," and of sufficient force to annihilate it. " And therefore we may establish... | |
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Upon the whole, then, it appears that no testimony for any kind of miracle has ever amounted to a probability, much less to a proof; and that, even supposing it amounted to a proof, it would be opposed by another proof; derived from the very nature of... 
