mudando de assunto: milagres

[Francisco Cribari <cribari@de.ufpe.br>]

Caros, 

Acho que já falamos demais sobre a existência de Deus. Que tal uma breve
menção à existência de MILAGRES? Algumas referências da área, para quem
tiver interesse. 

 
Dawid, P.; Gillies, D. (1989). A Bayesian Analysis of Hume's Argument
Concerning Miracles. The Philosophical Quarterly, 39(154), 57-65. 

Earman, John. (1993). Bayes, Hume, and Miracles. Faith and Philosophy,
10, 293-310.

Earman, John. (2002). Bayes, Hume, Price, and Miracles. In Swinburne,
Richard, ed. Bayes's Theorem, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 91-109.

Gillies, D. (1991). A Bayesian Proof of a Humean Principle. The British
Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 42(2), 255-256. 

Holder, R.D. (1998). Hume on Miracles: Bayesian Interpretation, Multiple
Testimony, and the Existence of God. The British Journal for the
Philosophy of Science, 49(1), 49-65.

[A última frase do abstract desse paper é bem interessante: "Conditions
are given under which testimony for miracles may provide support for the
existence of God."]  

Levine, Michael. (1998). Bayesian Analyses of Hume's Argument concerning
Miracles. Philosophy and Theology, 10(1), 101-106.

Owen, D. (1987). Hume Versus Price on Miracles and Prior Probabilities:
Testimony and the Bayesian Calculation. The Philosophical Quarterly,
37(147), 187-202. 

Sobel, J.H. (1987). On the Evidence of Testimony for Miracles: A
Bayesian Interpretation of David Hume's Analysis. The Philosophical
Quarterly, 37(147), 166-186. 


Saudações a todos, religiosos ou não. 

FC

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