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Gary Habermas: A Literary Analysis

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Initially, the second objection begins with two quotes again, starting with a strong comment from both Richard Dawkins and Gary Habermas. Of course, Richard specifically takes a negative approach towards the idea of miracles, simply labelling it as religious propaganda meant specifically to capture the beliefs of the “unsophisticated” and warp the minds of youth. Alternately, Gary Habermas defends that miracles are historically recognized and worthy of acknowledgement when interpreted as a testimony to the nature of God. Yet, when considering the largely different and extreme views on the idea of miracles in the world, the views of Richard Dawkins presumes a negative disposition that dismisses the idea instantaneously, giving an impression that refuses to consider the issue as a possibility not worthy of intellectual discussion, as Gary attempted to provide reasoning to his beliefs. …show more content…

Specifically, a possibility is the reference to supernatural explanations as being labelled as anecdotal occurrences, while some interpretations would view them as going against the scientific and material world. Thus, by extent they are reaching into an area outside of logical understanding which doesn’t aid in finding the best explanation of the observed data.
Finally, on a different subject matter, Chapter 2 of ‘The Case for Faith,’ delves in to the reasoning that miracles do not contradict science, considering major key points like the fact that miracles are considered to be outside science rather than contradictory. More so, the inconsistent nature of said miracles can be opposed as

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